Revelation 21:13:2Rev.21.13.W2TAB
ἀνατολῆς
anatolês
“east”
- Transliteration
- a-na-to-LÊS
- Extended
- ah-nah-toh-LÊS
- IPA
- /a.na.toˈlɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- east
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-na-to-LÊS
- sentence
a-PO a-na-to-LÊS py-LO-nes TREIS KAI a-PO bor-RA py-LO-nes TREIS KAI a-PO NO-tou py-LO-nes TREIS KAI a-PO dys-MÔN py-LO-nes TREIS
Exegesis
The verse consists of four parallel clauses each headed by the preposition apo {ἀπὸ | apó} ‘from’ plus a genitive directional noun—anatolēs {ἀνατολῆς | a-na-to-lēs} ‘of the east,’ borrâ {βορρᾶ | bor-râ} ‘of the north,’ nótou {νότου | nó-tou} ‘of the south,’ and dysmôn {δυσμῶν | dus-mōn} ‘of the west.’
Root and etymology
anatelloalpha–nu–alpha–tau–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omega
“rising, sunrise”
In context — Revelation 21:13
From the east, three gates ; and from the north , three gates; and from the south, three gates; and from the west, three gates.
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Revelation 21:13, so the Greek word ἀνατολῆς (anatolês) 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.21.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.13.W2.S1) and character.