Revelation 20:14:18Rev.20.14.W18TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- es-TIN
- Extended
- ehs-TIHN
- IPA
- /esˈtin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
es-TIN
- sentence
KAI ho THA-na-tos KAI ho HAI-dês e-BLÊ-thê-san eis tên LIM-nên tou py-ROS HOU-tos ho THA-na-tos ho deu-te-ROS es-TIN hê LIM-nê tou py-ROS
Exegesis
The copula estin {ἐστιν | estin} links this nominative construction with the further nominative predicate he limne tou puros {ἡ λίμνη τοῦ πυρός | hē límnē tou pyrós}, resulting in an equation: the “second death” is identical with “the lake of fire.” The English renderings preserve this equation by using two parallel sentences that first narrate the casting of death and Hades and then state interpretively what the “second death” is.
In context — Revelation 20:14
And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
About this coordinate
Revelation 20:14:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Revelation 20:14, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.20.14.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.14.W18.S1) and character.