Revelation
Revelation 12:16
16But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.
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Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| earth | γῆ | gē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| helped | ἐβοήθησεν | eboēthēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G997 I come to the rescue of |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| woman | γυναικί | gynaiki | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| opened | ἤνοιξεν | ēnoixen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G455 I open |
| its | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| mouth | στόμα | stoma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4750 the mouth, speech |
| to swallow up | κατέπιεν | katepien | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2666 I swallow, devour, destroy |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| river | ποταμὸν | potamon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4215 a river, torrent |
| that | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| dragon | δράκων | drakōn | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1404 a dragon or huge serpent |
| had poured | ἔβαλεν | ebalen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| mouth | στόματος | stomatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4750 the mouth, speech |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.