Revelation 20:2:2Rev.20.2.W2TAB
ἐκράτησεν
ekratêsen
“he seized”
- Transliteration
- e-KRA-tê-sen
- Extended
- eh-KRAH-tê-sehn
- IPA
- /eˈkra.tɛː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he seized
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| 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-KRA-tê-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
The main narrative verb ekratesen {ἐκράτησεν | ekrátēsen} “he seized” introduces the decisive action, followed by its object in an expanded noun phrase: ton drakonta {τὸν δράκοντα | tòn drákonta} “the dragon,” further identified appositionally by ho ophis {ὁ ὄφις | ho óphis} “the serpent” and ho archaios {ὁ ἀρχαῖος | ho archaîos} “the ancient one.” These repeated articles and appositional nouns stack titles for the same being, heightening the sense of a well-known, long-standing enemy.
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 20:2:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Revelation 20:2, so the Greek word ἐκράτησεν (ekratêsen) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.2.W2.S1) and character.