Revelation 21:12:22Rev.21.12.W22TAB
φυλῶν
phylôn
“tribes”
- Transliteration
- phy-LÔN
- Extended
- phy-LOHN
- IPA
- /pʰyˈlɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- tribes
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
phy-LÔN
- 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 relative clause ha estin tōn dodeka phulōn huion Israel {ἅ ἐστιν τῶν δώδεκα φυλῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ | ha é-stin tôn dṓ-de-ka phu-lōn hu-i-ōn Is-ra-ḗl} identifies the inscriptions as those of “the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel,” layering genitives to underscore covenant identity. Participles are rendered as descriptive phrases to maintain clarity, and the numerical and spatial parallels are preserved.
Root and etymology
phyl-phi–upsilon–lambda
“tribe, clan”
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 21:12:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Revelation 21:12, so the Greek word φυλῶν (phylôn) 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.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.12.W22.S1) and character.