Revelation 22:8:10Rev.22.8.W10TAB
ἤκουσα
ēkousa
“I heard”
- Transliteration
- Ē-KOU-sa
- Extended
- ay-KOO-sah
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.ku.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- I heard
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
Ē-KOU-sa
- sentence
ka-GO i-ō-AN-nēs ho a-KOU-ōn KAI BLE-pōn TAU-ta KAI HO-te Ē-KOU-sa KAI E-BLEP-sa E-pe-sa pros-ky-NÊ-sai EM-pros-then tôn po-DÔN tou an-GE-lou tou deik-NY-on-TOS moi TAU-ta
Exegesis
The conjunction hote {ὅτε | hó-te} introduces the aorist indicatives ēkousa {ἤκουσα | ḗ-kou-sa} “I heard” and eblepsa {ἔβλεψα | é-blep-sa} “I saw,” marking completed actions that set the scene for epesa {ἔπεσα | é-pe-sa} “I fell.”
In context — Revelation 22:8
And I, John , am the one who heard and saw these things; and after I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who was showing these things to me.
About this coordinate
Revelation 22:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Revelation 22:8, so the Greek word ἤκουσα (ēkousa) 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.22.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.22.8.W10.S1) and character.