Revelation
Revelation 12:2–3
2She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.
3Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.
Word by word
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Revelation 12:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| She was pregnant | ἔχουσα | echousa | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| crying out | κράζει | krazei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2896 I cry aloud, shriek |
| in the pain | ὠδίνουσα | ōdinousa | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5605 I am in travail, suffer birth-pangs |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| agony | βασανιζομένη | basanizomenē | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular | G928 I torment, torture, buffet |
| of giving birth | τεκεῖν | tekein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G5088 I bear, bring forth, produce |
Revelation 12:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| another | ἄλλο | allo | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G243 other, another, different |
| sign | σημεῖον | sēmeion | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4592 a sign, miracle, indication |
| appeared | ὤφθη | ōphthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| heaven | οὐρανῷ | ouranō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| a huge | μέγας | megas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| red | πυρρός | pyrros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4450 red, fire-colored |
| dragon | δράκων | drakōn | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1404 a dragon or huge serpent |
| seven | ἑπτὰ | hepta | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2033 seven |
| heads | κεφαλὰς | kephalas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2776 the head |
| ten | δέκα | deka | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1176 ten |
| horns | κέρατα | kerata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2768 a horn |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| seven | ἑπτὰ | hepta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2033 seven |
| royal crowns | διαδήματα | diadēmata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1238 a head-wreath, crown |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| heads | κεφαλὰς | kephalas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2776 the head |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 12:2 John 16:21 · Galatians 4:19 · Isaiah 66:7–9 · Revelation 12:4 · Isaiah 53:11 · Micah 5:3 · Galatians 4:27
Revelation 12:3 Revelation 17:12 · Revelation 12:9 · Daniel 7:24 · Revelation 17:16 · Daniel 7:20 · Revelation 17:7 · Revelation 12:4 · Revelation 12:1 · Revelation 20:2 · Revelation 17:3–4 · Revelation 16:13 · Revelation 17:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.