Revelation 18:1:3Rev.18.1.W3TAB
εἶδον
eidon
“I saw”
- Transliteration
- EI-don
- Extended
- EI-dohn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.don/
Meaning by language
- English
- I saw
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-don
- sentence
me-TA TAU-ta EI-don AL-lon AN-ge-lon ka-ta-BAI-non-ta ek tou ou-ra-NOU E-khon-ta ek-sou-SI-an me-GA-lên KAI hê gê e-phô-TIS-thê ek tês DO-ksês au-TOU
Exegesis
The verb eidon {εἶδον | eî-don} ‘I saw’ frames the narrative from the seer’s perspective and takes the following noun phrase as its direct object.
In context — Revelation 18:1
After these things, I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority , and his glory made the earth shine.
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 18:1, so the Greek word εἶδον (eidon) 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.18.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.1.W3.S1) and character.