Revelation 19:21:4Rev.19.21.W4TAB
ἀπεκτάνθησαν
apektanthêsan
“were killed”
- Transliteration
- a-pek-TAN-thê-san
- Extended
- ah-pek-TAHN-thê-sahn
- IPA
- /a.pekˈtan.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were killed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
a-pek-TAN-thê-san
- sentence
KAI hoi loi-poi a-pek-TAN-thê-san en tê rom-PHAI-a tou ka-thê-ME-nou e-PI tou HIP-pou tê ek-sel-THOU-sê ek tou STO-ma-tos au-TOU KAI PAN-ta ta OR-ne-a e-khor-TAS-thê-san ek tôn sar-KÔN au-TÔN
Exegesis
The aorist passive verb apektanthēsan {ἀπεκτάνθησαν | apektánthēsan} presents their death as a completed act, with the passive implying divine agency behind the judgment.
In context — Revelation 19:21
And the rest were killed with the sword of the One sitting upon the horse, the sword proceeding from His mouth, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.
About this coordinate
Revelation 19:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Revelation 19:21, so the Greek word ἀπεκτάνθησαν (apektanthêsan) 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.19.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.19.21.W4.S1) and character.