Revelation 21:17:4Rev.21.17.W4TAB
τεῖχος
teikhos
“wall”
- Transliteration
- TEI-khos
- Extended
- TEI-khohs
- IPA
- /ˈtei.kʰos/
Meaning by language
- English
- wall
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
TEI-khos
- sentence
KAI e-ME-trê-sen to TEI-khos au-TÊS he-ka-TON tes-se-RA-kon-ta tes-SA-rôn pê-KHÔN ME-tron an-THRÔ-pou HO ES-tin an-GE-lou
Exegesis
The phrase tò teichos autēs {τὸ τεῖχος αὐτῆς | tò teî-khos au-tês} ‘the wall of it’ specifies the object, with autēs marking possession.
Root and etymology
teichostau–epsilon–iota–chi–omicron–sigma
“wall, fortification”
In context — Revelation 21:17
And he measured its wall : one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, which is also that of an angel .
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Revelation 21:17, so the Greek word τεῖχος (teikhos) 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.21.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.17.W4.S1) and character.