Revelation 21:11:3Rev.21.11.W3TAB
δόξαν
doksan
“glory”
- Transliteration
- DO-ksan
- Extended
- DOH-ksahn
- IPA
- /ˈdok.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- glory
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
DO-ksan
- sentence
E-khou-san tên DO-ksan tou the-OU ho phô-STÊR au-TÊS HO-moi-os LI-thô ti-mi-ô-TA-tô hôs LI-thô i-AS-pi-di kry-stal-LI-dzon-ti
Exegesis
The verse begins with the accusative participle ekhousan tēn doxan tou theou {ἔχουσαν τὴν δόξαν τοῦ θεοῦ | é-khou-san tḕn dó-xan toû the-oû} ‘having the glory of God’, attributing divine splendor to the implied feminine subject.
Root and etymology
dokeōdelta–omicron–kappa–eta; delta–omicron–kappa–epsilon–omega
“opinion, reputation; then splendor, glory”
In context — Revelation 21:11
Having the glory of God , her brilliance was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone , shining like crystal.
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 21:11, so the Greek word δόξαν (doksan) 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.21.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.11.W3.S1) and character.