Epizeuxis repeats the same word or expression immediately for strong emphasis.
Epizeuxis repeats the same word or expression immediately for strong emphasis.
A figure of repetition in which a word or phrase is repeated without intervening words, intensifying urgency, grief, solemnity, praise, rebuke, or certainty.
These examples show how Epizeuxis functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
Holy, holy, holy
The threefold repetition intensifies the proclamation of the LORD’s holiness.
O land, land, land
The repeated address heightens the urgency of the prophetic summons to hear.
A ruin, ruin, ruin
The immediate repetition intensifies the certainty and severity of coming overthrow.
Lord, Lord
The doubled address gives emphasis, while the context warns that verbal profession alone is insufficient.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem
The repeated name expresses grief and solemn appeal over the city’s rejection.
Martha, Martha
The repeated name gives tenderness and emphasis to the Lord’s correction.
Simon, Simon
The doubled address introduces a grave warning about Satan’s sifting.
Saul, Saul
The repeated name arrests attention and marks the solemnity of the risen Christ’s confrontation.
Woe, woe, woe
The threefold woe intensifies the terror of the remaining trumpet judgments.
Fallen, fallen is Babylon
The repeated verb solemnly announces the certainty of Babylon’s collapse.
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