Revelation 21:5:8Rev.21.5.W8TAB
Ἰδοὺ
idou
“Behold”
- Transliteration
- i-dou
- Extended
- ih-DOO
- IPA
- /iˈdu/
Meaning by language
- English
- Behold
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
i-dou
- sentence
KAI EI-pen ho ka-THEE-me-nos e-PI tôi THRO-nō i-dou kai-NA poi-Ô PAN-ta KAI LE-gei GRA-pson HO-ti HOU-toi hoi LO-goi pis-TOI KAI a-lê-thi-NOI EI-sin
Exegesis
The deictic Idou {Ἰδοὺ | I-doù} signals attention and the onset of direct discourse.
In context — Revelation 21:5
And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am renewing all things.” Then He says, “Write, because these words are faithful and true.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Revelation 21:5, so the Greek word Ἰδοὺ (idou) 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.21.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.5.W8.S1) and character.