Revelation 19:4:11Rev.19.4.W11TAB
ζῷα
dzôia
“living creatures”
- Transliteration
- DZÔ-i-a
- Extended
- dzo-OH-ee-ah
- IPA
- /ˈdzɔː.i.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- living creatures
Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
DZÔ-i-a
- sentence
KAI E-pe-san hoi pres-BY-te-roi hoi EI-ko-si TES-sa-res KAI ta TES-sa-ra DZÔ-i-a KAI pro-se-KY-nee-san tôi the-ÔI tôi ka-thê-ME-nôi e-PI tôi THRO-nôi LE-gon-tes a-MÊN hal-lê-lou-i-A
Exegesis
The aorist verb epesan {ἔπεσαν | épesan} ‘fell down’ and the coordinated aorist prosekynesan {προσεκύνησαν | prosekýnēsan} ‘worshiped’ share the compound subject hoi presbyteroi hoi eikosi tessares kai ta tessara zoa {οἱ πρεσβύτεροι οἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρες καὶ τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα | hoi presbýteroi hoi eíkosi téssares kaí tá téssara zōia}, combining the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures into a united act of reverence. The repetition of articles and numerals gives a solemn, ceremonial rhythm.
In context — Revelation 19:4
And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who is seated on the throne, saying, “Amen, Hallelujah !”
About this coordinate
Revelation 19:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Revelation 19:4, so the Greek word ζῷα (dzôia) 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.19.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.19.4.W11.S1) and character.