Revelation 22:17:6Rev.22.17.W6TAB
νύμφη
nymphê
“bride”
- Transliteration
- NYM-phê
- Extended
- NYM-phay
- IPA
- /ˈnym.pʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- bride
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
NYM-phê
- sentence
KAI to PNEU-ma KAI hê NYM-phê LE-goo-sin ER-khou KAI ho a-KOU-ōn ei-PA-tō ER-khou KAI ho dip-SŌN er-KHES-thō ho THE-lōn la-BE-tō HY-dōr dzō-ÊS dō-re-AN
Exegesis
The initial compound subject to pneuma kai hē nymphē {τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ ἡ νύμφη | tò pneû-ma kaí hē ným-phē} ‘the Spirit and the Bride’ governs the plural verb legousin {λέγουσιν | lé-gou-sin} ‘they say’, establishing a joint proclamation.
Root and etymology
nymphēnu–upsilon–mu–phi–eta
“bride, young woman”
In context — Revelation 22:17
And the Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who thirsts come. Let the one who desires take the water of life freely.
About this coordinate
Revelation 22:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Revelation 22:17, so the Greek word νύμφη (nymphê) 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.22.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.22.17.W6.S1) and character.