Revelation 21:23:11Rev.21.23.W11TAB
σελήνης
selênês
“moon”
- Transliteration
- se-LÊ-nês
- Extended
- seh-LÊÊ-nehs
- IPA
- /seˈlɛː.nɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- moon
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
se-LÊ-nês
- sentence
KAI hê PO-lis ou KʰREI-an E-kʰei tou hê-LI-ou ou-DE tês se-LÊ-nês HI-na PHAI-nō-sin au-TÊ hê GAR DO-ksa tou the-OU e-PHŌ-ti-sen au-TÊN KAI ho LY-kʰnos au-TÊS to ar-NI-on
Exegesis
The genitives tou hēliou {τοῦ ἡλίου | toû hē-lí-ou} “of the sun” and tēs selēnēs {τῆς σελήνης | tēs se-lé-nēs} “of the moon” modify chreian, specifying what is unnecessary.
In context — Revelation 21:23
And the city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine upon it, because the glory of God has bestowed its light upon it, and the Lamb is its lamp.
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Revelation 21:23, so the Greek word σελήνης (selênês) 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.21.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.23.W11.S1) and character.