Revelation 21:24:4Rev.21.24.W4TAB
ἔθνη
ethnê
“nations”
- Transliteration
- E-thnê
- Extended
- EH-thneh
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- nations
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-thnê
- sentence
KAI pe-ri-pa-TEÊ-sou-sin ta E-thnê di-A tou phô-TOS au-TÊS KAI hoi ba-si-LEIS tês gês PHE-rou-sin tên DO-ksan au-TÔN eis au-TÊN
Exegesis
The first clause begins with the future verb peripatḗsousin {περιπατήσουσιν | peripatḗsousin} “they will walk,” followed by its subject tà éthnē {τὰ ἔθνη | tà éthnē} “the nations.” Placing the verb first provides narrative emphasis on the forthcoming act of walking.
Root and etymology
éthnosepsilon–theta–nu–omicron–sigma
“nation, people group”
In context — Revelation 21:24
And the nations will walk by her light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into her.
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Revelation 21:24, so the Greek word ἔθνη (ethnê) 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.21.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.24.W4.S1) and character.