Revelation 21:15:11Rev.21.15.W11TAB
μετρήσῃ
metrêsêi
“he might measure”
- Transliteration
- me-TRÊ-sêi
- Extended
- meh-TRAY-say
- IPA
- /meˈtrɛː.sɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- he might measure
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
me-TRÊ-sêi
- sentence
KAI ho la-LOON met e-MOU EI-khen ME-tron KA-la-mon khry-SOUN HI-na me-TRÊ-sêi tên PO-lin KAI tous py-LOO-nas au-TÊS KAI to TEI-khos au-TÊS
Exegesis
The purpose clause hína {ἵνα | hína} governs the aorist subjunctive metrésē {μετρήσῃ | metré-sē}, indicating intended completion of the measuring action.
In context — Revelation 21:15
And the one speaking with me had a golden measuring reed , in order to measure the city , its gates, and its wall.
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:15:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Revelation 21:15, so the Greek word μετρήσῃ (metrêsêi) 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.21.15.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.15.W11.S1) and character.