Revelation 20:2:19Rev.20.2.W19TAB
ἔτη
etê
“years”
- Transliteration
- E-tê
- Extended
- EH-tê
- IPA
- /ˈe.tɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- years
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
E-tê
- 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
The phrase chilia ete {χίλια ἔτη | chília étē} functions as an accusative of extent of time, specifying the duration of the binding. In translation, the chain of appositional titles is preserved with commas and relative phrasing, while the two aorist verbs are rendered as simple past to present these actions as complete and decisive.
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 20:2:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Revelation 20:2, so the Greek word ἔτη (etê) 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.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.2.W19.S1) and character.