Revelation 19:1:3Rev.19.1.W3TAB
ἤκουσα
êkousa
“I heard”
- Transliteration
- Ê-kou-sa
- Extended
- Ê-kou-sah
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.ku.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- I heard
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-kou-sa
- sentence
me-TA TAU-ta Ê-kou-sa hôs phō-NÊN me-GA-lên O-khlou pol-LOU en tôi ou-ra-NÔI le-GON-tōn hal-lē-lou-i-A hê sō-tê-RI-a KAI hê DO-ksa KAI hê DY-na-mis tou the-OU hê-MON
Exegesis
The finite verb ekousa {ἤκουσα | ḗ-kou-sa} ‘I heard’ places John as the witnessing hearer and governs the auditory description that follows.
In context — Revelation 19:1
After these things I heard what sounded like a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God .”
About this coordinate
Revelation 19:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 19:1, so the Greek word ἤκουσα (êkousa) 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.19.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.19.1.W3.S1) and character.