Revelation
Revelation 11:6
6These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These | οὗτοι | houtoi | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| have | ἔχουσιν | echousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| power | ἐξουσίαν | exousian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1849 power, authority, weight |
| to shut | κλεῖσαι | kleisai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2808 I shut, shut up |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| sky | οὐρανόν | ouranon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| no | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| rain | ὑετὸς | hyetos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5205 rain |
| will fall | βρέχῃ | brechē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1026 I moisten, rain, send rain |
| during the | τὰς | tas | Article - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| days | ἡμέρας | hēmeras | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2250 a day |
| of | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| prophecy | προφητείας | prophēteias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4394 prophecy |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| power | ἐξουσίαν | exousian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1849 power, authority, weight |
| to turn | στρέφειν | strephein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G4762 I turn, am converted, change |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| waters | ὑδάτων | hydatōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G5204 water |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| blood | αἷμα | haima | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G129 blood |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| to strike | πατάξαι | pataxai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G3960 I strike |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| earth | γῆν | gēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| every kind of | πάσῃ | pasē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| plague | πληγῇ | plēgē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4127 a blow, stripe, wound |
| as often as | ὁσάκις | hosakis | Conjunction | G3740 as often as |
| they wish | θελήσωσιν | thelēsōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 4:25 · 1 Kings 17:1 · Psalm 105:26–36 · Exodus 7:17–25 · 1 Samuel 4:8 · James 5:16–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.