Revelation

Revelation 12:4

⁴His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.

Read all of Revelation 12

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
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
tail	οὐρὰ	oura	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3769 a tail
swept	σύρει	syrei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4951 I draw, drag
a	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
third	τρίτον	triton	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5154 third
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
stars	ἀστέρων	asterōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G792 a star
from	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
sky	οὐρανοῦ	ouranou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
hurling	ἔβαλεν	ebalen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
them	αὐτοὺς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
earth	γῆν	gēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
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
stood	ἕστηκεν	hestēken	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2476 I cause to stand, stand
before	ἐνώπιον	enōpion	Preposition	G1799 before the face of, in the presence of
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
woman	γυναικὸς	gynaikos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
who was about	μελλούσης	mellousēs	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3195 I am about to
to give birth	τεκεῖν	tekein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G5088 I bear, bring forth, produce
ready to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
devour	καταφάγῃ	kataphagē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2719 I eat till it is finished
her	αὐτῆς	autēs	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
child	τέκνον	teknon	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
as soon as	ὅταν	hotan	Conjunction	G3752 when, whensoever
she gave birth	τέκῃ	tekē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5088 I bear, bring forth, produce

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Daniel 8:9–12 · Revelation 12:9 · John 8:44 · Revelation 12:2–3

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.