Revelation 21:9:2Rev.21.9.W2TAB
ἦλθεν
êlthen
“came”
- Transliteration
- ÊL-then
- Extended
- ÊL-thehn
- IPA
- /ˈɛːl.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊL-then
- sentence
KAI ÊL-then HEIS ek tôn hep-TA an-GE-lōn tôn e-KHON-tōn tas hep-TA phi-A-las tôn ge-MON-tōn tôn hep-TA plê-GÔN tôn es-KHA-tōn KAI e-LA-lē-sen met e-MOU LE-gōn DEU-ro DEI-ksō soi tēn NYM-phēn tēn gy-NAI-ka tou ar-NI-ou
Exegesis
The narrative opens with kai {Καὶ | Kaí} ‘and’ as a discourse connector introducing the verb–subject phrase ēlthen heis {ἦλθεν εἷς | êl-then heîs} ‘one came’.
In context — Revelation 21:9
One of the seven angels holding the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues approached me and declared, “Come, and I will show you the bride , the wife of the Lamb .”
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Revelation 21:9, so the Greek word ἦλθεν (êlthen) 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.21.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.9.W2.S1) and character.