Revelation 20:10:3Rev.20.10.W3TAB
διάβολος
diabolos
“devil”
- Transliteration
- di-A-bo-los
- Extended
- dih-AH-boh-lohs
- IPA
- /diˈa.bo.los/
Meaning by language
- English
- devil
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-A-bo-los
- 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 verse begins with the coordinated subject phrase kai ho diabolos {καὶ ὁ διάβολος | kaí ho diá-bo-los}, linking this sentence to the preceding narrative and identifying “the devil” as the topic.
Root and etymology
diaballodelta–iota–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omega
“to slander, accuse”
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 20:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 20:10, so the Greek word διάβολος (diabolos) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.10.W3.S1) and character.