Revelation 21:4:2Rev.21.4.W2TAB
ἐξαλείψει
eksaleipsei
“will wipe away”
- Transliteration
- ek-sa-LEI-psei
- Extended
- ehk-sah-LEI-pseh-ee
- IPA
- /ek.saˈlei.psei/
Meaning by language
- English
- will wipe away
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sa-LEI-psei
- sentence
kai ek-sa-LEI-psei PAN DA-kry-on ek tôn oph-thal-MÔN au-TÔN kai ho THA-na-tos ouk ES-tai E-ti OU-te PEN-thos OU-te krau-GÊ OU-te PO-nos ouk ES-tai E-ti ta PRÔ-ta a-PÊL-than
Exegesis
The future verb exaleipsei {ἐξαλείψει | exa-leíp-sei} ‘will wipe away’ portrays a decisive eschatological act, with the direct object pan dakryon {πᾶν δάκρυον | pân dá-kru-on} ‘every tear’ emphasizing comprehensive sorrow’s removal.
Root and etymology
exaleiphoepsilon–xi–alpha–lambda–epsilon–iota–phi–omega
“to wipe out, blot away”
In context — Revelation 21:4
And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; death will no longer exist, nor will there be mourning, nor outcry, nor pain, because the former things have passed away.
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Revelation 21:4, so the Greek word ἐξαλείψει (eksaleipsei) 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.21.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.4.W2.S1) and character.