Revelation 22:16:12Rev.22.16.W12TAB
ἐκκλησίαις
ekklêsiais
“churches”
- Transliteration
- ek-klê-SI-ais
- Extended
- ehk-klê-SI-ais
- IPA
- /ek.klɛːˈsi.ais/
Meaning by language
- English
- churches
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ek-klê-SI-ais
- sentence
e-GO ee-ay-SOOS E-pem-psa ton AN-ge-lon mou mar-ty-RÊ-sai hy-MIN TAU-ta e-PI TAIS ek-klê-SI-ais e-GO EI-mi hê RHI-za KAI to GE-nos da-UID ho as-TÊR ho lam-PROS ho prō-i-NOS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi tais ekklēsiais {ἐπὶ ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις | epì taîs ekklēsíais} sets the context “for the churches.”
In context — Revelation 22:16
I, Jesus , sent My angel to bear witness to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.
About this coordinate
Revelation 22:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Revelation 22:16, so the Greek word ἐκκλησίαις (ekklêsiais) 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.22.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.22.16.W12.S1) and character.