Revelation 20:1:3Rev.20.1.W3TAB
ἄγγελον
angelon
“an angel”
- Transliteration
- AN-ge-lon
- Extended
- AHN-geh-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈaŋ.ge.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- an angel
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AN-ge-lon
- sentence
kai EI-don AN-ge-lon ka-ta-BAI-non-ta ek tou ou-ra-NOU E-khon-ta tên KLEIN tês a-BYSS-ou kai HA-ly-sin me-GA-lên e-PI tên KHEI-ra au-TOU
Exegesis
The object of the seeing is expressed by the accusative phrase angelon katabainonta {ἄγγελον καταβαίνοντα | án-ge-lon ka-ta-bái-non-ta}, where the present participle katabainonta modifies angelon and portrays the descent as a vivid, ongoing action.
Root and etymology
angelosalpha–gamma–gamma–epsilon–lambda–omicron–sigma
“messenger, envoy”
In context — Revelation 20:1
And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
About this coordinate
Revelation 20:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 20:1, so the Greek word ἄγγελον (angelon) 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.20.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.1.W3.S1) and character.