Revelation 21:25:7Rev.21.25.W7TAB
κλεισθῶσιν
kleisthôsin
“they may be shut”
- Transliteration
- klei-STHÔ-sin
- Extended
- klei-STHOH-sin
- IPA
- /kleiˈstʰɔː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they may be shut
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
klei-STHÔ-sin
- sentence
KAI hoi py-LO-nes au-TÊS ou MÊ klei-STHÔ-sin hê-ME-ras nyks gar ouk ES-tai e-KEI
Exegesis
The verb is formed by the emphatic negation ou {οὐ | ou} mē {μή | mē} plus the aorist passive subjunctive kleisthôsin {κλεισθῶσιν | kleis-thô-sin}, literally ‘shall by no means be shut’, expressing absolute denial.
Root and etymology
kleiōkappa–lambda–epsilon–iota–omega
“to shut, close”
In context — Revelation 21:25
And her gates will never be shut in the daytime, for night will not exist there.
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Revelation 21:25, so the Greek word κλεισθῶσιν (kleisthôsin) 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.21.25.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.25.W7.S1) and character.