Revelation 21:2:9Rev.21.2.W9TAB
καταβαίνουσαν
katabainousan
“coming down”
- Transliteration
- ka-ta-BAI-nou-san
- Extended
- kah-tah-BAI-noo-sahn
- IPA
- /ka.taˈbai.nuː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- coming down
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ka-ta-BAI-nou-san
- 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 present participle katabaínousan {καταβαίνουσαν | katabaínousan} “descending” modifies the city in the accusative, conveying its ongoing movement.
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 21:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Revelation 21:2, so the Greek word καταβαίνουσαν (katabainousan) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.2.W9.S1) and character.