Revelation 17:9:7Rev.17.9.W7TAB

αἱ

hai

the

Transliteration
hai
Extended
hai
IPA
/hai/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    hai

  2. sentence

    HÔ-de ho NOUS ho E-khōn so-PHI-an hai hep-TA ke-pha-LAI hep-TA O-rē ei-SIN HO-pou hē gy-NÊ KA-thē-tai ep au-TÔN KAI ba-si-LEIS hep-TA ei-sin

Exegesis

The phrase hai hepta kephalai hepta ore eisin {αἱ ἑπτὰ κεφαλαὶ ἑπτὰ ὄρη εἰσίν | hai he-ptá ke-pha-lái he-ptá ó-rē ei-sín} equates “the seven heads” with “seven mountains,” establishing symbolic equivalence.

Root and etymology

Rootkappa–epsilon–phi–alpha–lambda–eta

head, chief

In contextRevelation 17:9

Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated.

About this coordinate

Revelation 17:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Revelation 17:9, so the Greek word αἱ (hai) 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.17.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.9.W7.S1) and character.