Revelation 19:17:2Rev.19.17.W2TAB
εἶδον
eidon
“I saw”
- Transliteration
- EI-don
- Extended
- EI-doh(n)
- 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
kai EI-don HE-na AN-ge-lon he-STÔ-ta en tôi hê-LI-ōi kai E-kra-ksen phō-NÊ me-GA-lê LE-gōn PÂ-si tois or-NE-ois tois pe-to-ME-nois en me-sou-ra-NÊ-ma-ti DEU-te sy-NA-khthē-te eis to DEIP-non to ME-ga tou the-OU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative verb eidon {εἶδον | eî-don} introducing another visionary scene, with the first person subject implied in the verb rather than stated separately.
In context — Revelation 19:17
And I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that are flying in midheaven, “Come, be gathered to the great supper of God .”
About this coordinate
Revelation 19:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Revelation 19:17, 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.19.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.19.17.W2.S1) and character.