Revelation 21:2:18Rev.21.2.W18TAB
νύμφην
nymphên
“bride”
- Transliteration
- NYM-phên
- Extended
- NYM-phêhn
- IPA
- /ˈnym.pʰɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- bride
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
NYM-phên
- 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 comparative particle hōs {ὡς | hōs} “like” introduces a simile with nýmphēn {νύμφην | nýmphēn} “bride,” shifting the metaphor to bridal imagery, while the dative phrase tôi andrí autês {τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς | tôi andrí autês} “for her husband” identifies the intended recipient of the adornment. In translation, the formal version retains the layered apposition and explicit divine source, whereas the dynamic version streamlines the sequence to underscore the city’s descent from God and its bridal symbolism.
Root and etymology
nymph-nu–upsilon–mu–phi
“bride, young woman”
In context — Revelation 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 21:2:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Revelation 21:2, so the Greek word νύμφην (nymphên) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.2.W18.S1) and character.