Revelation 20:10:23Rev.20.10.W23TAB
βασανισθήσονται
basanisthêso(n)tai
“and they will be tormented”
- Transliteration
- ba-sa-ni-sthê-SO(n)-tai
- Extended
- bah-sah-nih-sthay-SOHN-tai
- IPA
- /ba.sa.nis.tʰɛːˈson.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they will be tormented
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ba-sa-ni-sthê-SO(n)-tai
- sentence
KAI ho di-A-bo-los ho pla-NÔN au-TOUS e-BLÊ-thê eis tên LIM-nên tou py-ROS KAI THEI-ou HO-pou KAI to thê-RI-on KAI ho pseu-do-pro-PHÊ-tês KAI ba-sa-ni-sthê-SO(n)-tai hê-ME-ras KAI nyk-TOS eis tous ai-Ô-nas tôn ai-Ô-nōn
Exegesis
The coordinated future passive verb basanisthesontai {βασανισθήσονται | ba-sa-nis-thḗ-son-tai} has a third person plural subject that collectively encompasses the devil, the beast, and the false prophet, and presents their torment as a continuing reality.
In context — Revelation 20:10
And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where also the beast and the false prophet are, and they will be tormented day and night for ever and ever .
About this coordinate
Revelation 20:10:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Revelation 20:10, so the Greek word βασανισθήσονται (basanisthêso(n)tai) 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.20.10.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.10.W23.S1) and character.