Revelation 20:2:16Rev.20.2.W16TAB
ἔδησεν
edêsen
“he bound”
- Transliteration
- E-dê-sen
- Extended
- EH-dê-sehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.dɛː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he bound
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-dê-sen
- sentence
KAI e-KRA-tê-sen ton DRA-kon-ta ho O-phis ho ar-KHAI-os hos ES-tin di-A-bo-los KAI ho sa-ta-NAS KAI E-dê-sen au-TON KHI-li-a E-tê
Exegesis
A second aorist verb edesen {ἔδησεν | édēsen} “he bound” carries the narrative forward, with auton {αὐτὸν | autón} “him” as its object.
In context — Revelation 20:2
And he seized the dragon, the serpent , the ancient one, who is the Devil and Satan, and he bound him for a thousand years.
About this coordinate
Revelation 20:2:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Revelation 20:2, so the Greek word ἔδησεν (edêsen) 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.20.2.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.2.W16.S1) and character.