Revelation 21:2:10Rev.21.2.W10TAB

ἐκ

ek

out of

Transliteration
ek
Extended
ehk
IPA
/ek/

Meaning by language

English
out of

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Kappak — as in kite

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Word in context

  1. word

    ek

  2. sentence

    KAI tên PO-lin tên ha-GI-an ie-rou-sa-LÊM kai-NÊN EI-don ka-ta-BAI-nou-san ek tou ou-ra-NOU a-PO tou the-OU hê-toi-mas-ME-nên hôs NYM-phên ke-kos-mê-ME-nên tôi an-DRI au-TÊS

Exegesis

The coordinated prepositional phrases ek toû ouranoû {ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ | ek toû ouranoû} “out of heaven” and apó toû theoû {ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ | apó toû theoû} “from God” express both cosmic and divine origin.

Root and etymology

kosmeōkos-mé-ō

to arrange, adorn

In contextRevelation 21:2

And I saw the holy city—the new Jerusalem—coming down from God out of heaven, made ready like a bride arrayed for her husband.

About this coordinate

Revelation 21:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Revelation 21:2, so the Greek word ἐκ (ek) 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.21.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.2.W10.S1) and character.