Revelation 22:8:4Rev.22.8.W4TAB
ἀκούων
akouōn
“hearing”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-ōn
- Extended
- ah-KOO-ohn
- IPA
- /aˈku.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- hearing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KOU-ōn
- 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 article ho before Iōannēs {Ἰωάννης | Iō-án-nēs} frames John’s name as the subject, with the participles akouōn {ἀκούων | a-koú-ōn} “hearing” and blepōn {βλέπων | blép-ōn} “seeing” functioning attributively to emphasize his ongoing role as the visionary witness.
Root and etymology
akouōalpha–kappa–omicron–upsilon–omega
“to hear, listen”
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 22:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Revelation 22:8, so the Greek word ἀκούων (akouōn) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.22.8.W4.S1) and character.