Revelation 19:12:3Rev.19.12.W3TAB
ὀφθαλμοὶ
ophthalmoi
“eyes”
- Transliteration
- oph-thal-MOI
- Extended
- ohph-thahl-MOI
- IPA
- /opʰ.tʰalˈmoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- eyes
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
oph-thal-MOI
- sentence
hoi de oph-thal-MOI au-TOU phloks py-ROS kai e-PI tên ke-pha-LÊN au-TOU di-a-DÊ-ma-ta pol-LA E-khōn O-no-ma ge-gram-ME-non ho ou-deis OI-den ei mê au-TOS
Exegesis
The verse begins with the nominative phrase hoi de ophthalmoi autou {οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ | hoî dè ophthalmoi autoû} ‘but His eyes’, where de signals a transitional contrast.
Root and etymology
ophthalmoso–phi–theta–alpha–lambda–mu–omicron–sigma
“eye, organ of sight”
In context — Revelation 19:12
But His eyes are a flame of fire, and many crowns rest upon His head; and He has an inscribed name that no one knows except Himself.
About this coordinate
Revelation 19:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 19:12, so the Greek word ὀφθαλμοὶ (ophthalmoi) 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.19.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.19.12.W3.S1) and character.