Revelation
Revelation 12:17
17And the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.
And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.b
Footnotes
- b 12:17 Literally And he stood on the sand of the sea. BYZ and TR And I stood on the sand of the sea.Some texts number this sentence as verse 18; others include it with Revelation 13:1|REV 13:1.
Word by word
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| dragon | δράκων | drakōn | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1404 a dragon or huge serpent |
| was enraged | ὠργίσθη | ōrgisthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3710 I irritate, provoke, am angry |
| at | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| 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 |
| went | ἀπῆλθεν | apēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G565 I come or go away from, depart, return |
| to make | ποιῆσαι | poiēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4160 I do, make |
| war | πόλεμον | polemon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4171 a war, battle, strife |
| with | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| rest | λοιπῶν | loipōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3062 left, left behind, the remainder |
| of | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| her | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| children | σπέρματος | spermatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4690 seed, offspring |
| who | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| keep | τηρούντων | tērountōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G5083 I keep, guard, observe |
| the | τὰς | tas | Article - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| commandments | ἐντολὰς | entolas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| hold to | ἐχόντων | echontōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| testimony | μαρτυρίαν | martyrian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3141 witness, evidence, testimony |
| of Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| And | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| stood | ἐστάθη | estathē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2476 I cause to stand, stand |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| shore | ἄμμον | ammon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G285 sand |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| sea | θαλάσσης | thalassēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2281 the sea, lake |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 14:12 · Genesis 3:15 · Revelation 19:10 · Revelation 11:7 · Revelation 1:2 · Revelation 6:9 · Revelation 13:7 · Daniel 7:23–26 · John 8:44 · 1 John 5:2 · Revelation 1:9 · 1 John 2:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.