Revelation 21:10:17Rev.21.10.W17TAB
ἁγίαν
hagian
“holy”
- Transliteration
- ha-GI-an
- Extended
- hah-GIH-ahn
- IPA
- /haˈgi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- holy
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ha-GI-an
- sentence
KAI a-PÊ-nen-KEN me en PNEU-ma-ti e-PI O-ros ME-ga KAI hy-psê-LON KAI E-dei-KSEN MOI tên PO-lin tên ha-GI-an ie-rou-sa-LÊM ka-ta-BAI-nou-san ek tou ou-ra-NOU a-PO tou the-OU
Exegesis
The objects are defined by the double article structure tḕn polin tḕn hagian Ierousalēm {τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἁγίαν Ἰερουσαλὴμ | tḕn pó-lin tḕn ha-gí-an Ierousalḗm}, which foregrounds the unique sanctity of the holy city.
In context — Revelation 21:10
And he conveyed me in the Spirit onto a lofty and expansive mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God .
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:10:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Revelation 21:10, so the Greek word ἁγίαν (hagian) 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.21.10.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.10.W17.S1) and character.