Revelation 20:12:2Rev.20.12.W2TAB
εἶδον
eidon
“I saw”
- Transliteration
- EI-don
- Extended
- ee-DON
- IPA
- /ˈiː.don/
Meaning by language
- English
- I saw
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-don
- sentence
KAI EI-don tous ne-KROUS tous me-GA-lous KAI tous mi-KROUS hes-TÔ-tas e-NÔ-pi-on tou THRO-nou KAI bi-BLI-a ê-noi-KHthê-san KAI AL-lo bi-BLI-on ê-noi-KHthê HO es-TIN tês dzô-ês KAI e-KRI-thê-san hoi ne-KROI ek tôn ge-gra-MME-nōn en tois bi-BLI-ois ka-TA ta ER-ga au-TÔN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} linking to the previous vision, followed by the aorist indicative verb eidon {εἶδον | eî-don} “I saw,” introducing the judicial scene.
In context — Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne , and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the book of life ; and the dead were judged out of the things written in the books, according to their deeds.
About this coordinate
Revelation 20:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Revelation 20:12, so the Greek word εἶδον (eidon) 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.20.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.12.W2.S1) and character.