Revelation 19:1:5Rev.19.1.W5TAB
φωνὴν
phōnên
“a voice”
- Transliteration
- phō-NÊN
- Extended
- phoh-NÊHN
- IPA
- /pʰɔːˈnɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a voice
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
phō-NÊN
- 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 comparative particle hos {ὡς | hōs} in the phrase hos phonen megalen {ὡς φωνὴν μεγάλην | hōs phō-nḗn me-gá-lēn} introduces a simile, indicating that what John hears is like a single great voice without insisting on a literal acoustic description.
Root and etymology
phonēphō-nḗ | phi–omega–nu–eta
“sound, voice”
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 19:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Revelation 19:1, so the Greek word φωνὴν (phōnên) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.19.1.W5.S1) and character.