Revelation 21:12:17Rev.21.12.W17TAB
ἐπιγεγραμμένα
epigegramena
“inscribed”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-ge-gra-ME-na
- Extended
- eh-pih-geh-grah-MEH-nah
- IPA
- /e.pi.ge.graˈme.na/
Meaning by language
- English
- inscribed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-ge-gra-ME-na
- sentence
E-khou-sa TEI-khos ME-ga KAI hy-psê-LON E-khou-sa py-LÔ-nas DÔ-de-ka KAI e-PI TOIS py-LÔ-sin an-GE-lous DÔ-de-ka KAI o-NO-ma-ta e-pi-ge-gra-ME-na HA es-TIN TÔN DÔ-de-ka phy-LÔN hy-ÔN is-ra-ÊL
Exegesis
The phrase onomata epigegrammena {ὀνόματα ἐπιγεγραμμένα | o-nó-ma-ta e-pi-ge-gram-mé-na} “names inscribed” employs a perfect passive participle to convey permanence.
In context — Revelation 21:12
It had a great and high wall , with twelve gates; at the gates were twelve angels and names inscribed, which are those of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel .
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:12:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Revelation 21:12, so the Greek word ἐπιγεγραμμένα (epigegramena) 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.21.12.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.12.W17.S1) and character.