Revelation

Revelation 11:3–5

³And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”

⁴These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.^a ⁵If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.

Footnotes

a 11:4 See Zechariah 4:14|ZEC 4:14.

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Revelation 11:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
I will empower	δώσω	dōsō	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
my	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
two	δυσὶν	dysin	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G1417 two
witnesses	μάρτυσίν	martysin	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G3144 a witness
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
they will prophesy	προφητεύσουσιν	prophēteusousin	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4395 I foretell, prophesy
for 1,260	χιλίας	chilias	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5507 a thousand
days	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
clothed in	περιβεβλημένοι	peribeblēmenoi	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4016 I cast around, clothe
sackcloth	σάκκους	sakkous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4526 sack-cloth

Revelation 11:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	Οὗτοί	Houtoi	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
are	εἰσιν	eisin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
the	αἱ	hai	Article - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural	G1417 two
olive trees	ἐλαῖαι	elaiai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G1636 an olive tree
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	αἱ	hai	Article - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural	G1417 two
lampstands	λυχνίαι	lychniai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3087 a lamp-stand
that stand	ἑστῶτες	hestōtes	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2476 I cause to stand, stand
before	ἐνώπιον	enōpion	Preposition	G1799 before the face of, in the presence of
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
earth	γῆς	gēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land

Revelation 11:5

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	εἴ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
anyone	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
wants	θέλει	thelei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
to harm	ἀδικῆσαι	adikēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G91 I act unjustly towards
them	αὐτοὺς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
fire	πῦρ	pyr	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4442 fire, trials
proceeds	ἐκπορεύεται	ekporeuetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1607 I journey out, come forth
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
mouths	στόματος	stomatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4750 the mouth, speech
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
devours	κατεσθίει	katesthiei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2719 I eat till it is finished
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
enemies	ἐχθροὺς	echthrous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2190 hated, hostile, an enemy
In this way	οὕτως	houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner
anyone who	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
wants	θελήσῃ	thelēsē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
to harm	ἀδικῆσαι	adikēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G91 I act unjustly towards
them	αὐτοὺς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
must	δεῖ	dei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1163 it is necessary, inevitable
be killed	ἀποκτανθῆναι	apoktanthēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G615 I put to death, kill

Cross-references

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Revelation 11:3 Revelation 12:6 · Revelation 11:2 · Deuteronomy 19:15 · Revelation 13:5 · Acts 13:31 · Luke 24:48 · Genesis 37:34 · Acts 1:8 · Isaiah 22:12 · 1 Chronicles 21:16 · Acts 2:32 · Esther 4:1–2

Revelation 11:4 Zechariah 4:11–14 · Zechariah 4:2–3 · Jeremiah 11:16 · Psalm 52:8 · Isaiah 54:5 · Revelation 1:20 · Romans 11:17 · Luke 11:33 · Matthew 5:14–16

Revelation 11:5 Jeremiah 5:14 · 2 Kings 1:10–12 · Hosea 6:5 · Isaiah 11:4 · Numbers 16:28–35 · Psalm 18:8 · Zechariah 2:8 · Jeremiah 1:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.