Revelation 19:11:21Rev.19.11.W21TAB
δικαιοσύνῃ
dikaiosynê
“righteousness”
- Transliteration
- di-kai-o-SY-nê
- Extended
- dih-kai-oh-SY-neh
- IPA
- /di.kai.oˈsy.nɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteousness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-kai-o-SY-nê
- sentence
KAI EI-don ton ou-ra-NON ê-ne-ōi-GME-non KAI i-DOU HIP-pos leu-KOS KAI ho ka-THÊ-me-nos ep au-TON pis-TOS ka-LOU-me-nos KAI a-lê-thi-NOS KAI en di-kai-o-SY-nê KRI-nei KAI po-le-MEI
Exegesis
Finally, the adverbial en dikaiosyne {ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ | en dikaiosýnē} modifies the coordinated present tense verbs krinei kai polemei {κρίνει καὶ πολεμεῖ | krínei kaí polemeî}, emphasizing that His judgment and warfare proceed according to divine righteousness.
Root and etymology
dikedí-kē
“justice, what is right”
In context — Revelation 19:11
I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse appeared; the rider seated on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.
About this coordinate
Revelation 19:11:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Revelation 19:11, so the Greek word δικαιοσύνῃ (dikaiosynê) 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.19.11.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.19.11.W21.S1) and character.