Revelation 22:11:12Rev.22.11.W12TAB
δίκαιος
dikaios
“the righteous one”
- Transliteration
- DI-kai-os
- Extended
- DIH-kai-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈdi.kai.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- the righteous one
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
DI-kai-os
- sentence
ho a-di-KŌN a-di-kē-SA-tō E-ti KAI ho ry-pa-ROS ry-pa-reu-THĒ-tō E-ti KAI ho DI-kai-os di-kai-o-SY-nēn poi-ē-SA-tō E-ti KAI ho HA-gi-os ha-gi-as-THĒ-tō E-ti
Exegesis
The verse consists of a tightly structured series of four parallel clauses, each beginning with an article followed by a participle or adjective to create substantive expressions: ho adikōn {ὁ ἀδικῶν | ho a-di-kōn} “the one doing wrong,” ho rhyparos {ὁ ῥυπαρὸς | ho rhy-pa-ros} “the filthy,” ho dikaios {ὁ δίκαιος | ho di-kai-os} “the righteous,” ho hagios {ὁ ἅγιος | ho ha-gi-os} “the holy.”
Root and etymology
dikēdelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, right, legal claim”
In context — Revelation 22:11
Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; and let the filthy continue to be filthy; and let the righteous continue to practice righteousness; and let the holy continue to be made holy.
About this coordinate
Revelation 22:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Revelation 22:11, so the Greek word δίκαιος (dikaios) 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.22.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.22.11.W12.S1) and character.