Revelation 17:7:5Rev.17.7.W5TAB
ἄγγελος
angelos
“angel”
- Transliteration
- AN-ge-los
- Extended
- AHN-geh-lohs
- IPA
- /ˈaŋ.ge.los/
Meaning by language
- English
- angel
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
AN-ge-los
- sentence
KAI ei-PEN moi ho AN-ge-los di-A TI e-THAU-ma-sas e-GÔ e-RÔ soi to my-STÊ-ri-on tês gy-nai-KOS KAI tou thê-RI-ou tou ba-STA-dzo-ntos au-TÊN tou E-kho-ntos tas hep-TA ke-pha-LAS KAI ta DE-ka KE-ra-ta
Exegesis
The subject ho angelos {ὁ ἄγγελος | ho án-ge-los} is placed after the verb, a common post-verbal subject position in narrative Greek.
Root and etymology
angelosalpha–gamma–gamma–epsilon–lambda–omicron–sigma
“messenger”
In context — Revelation 17:7
And the angel said to me, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Revelation 17:7, so the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rev.17.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.7.W5.S1) and character.