Revelation
Revelation 12:9
9And the great dragon was hurled down — that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
Word by word
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| 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 |
| great | μέγας | megas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| dragon | δράκων | drakōn | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1404 a dragon or huge serpent |
| was hurled down | ἐβλήθη | eblēthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop |
| that | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| ancient | ἀρχαῖος | archaios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G744 original, primitive, ancient |
| serpent | ὄφις | ophis | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3789 a serpent |
| called | καλούμενος | kaloumenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2564 I call, invite, name |
| devil | Διάβολος | Diabolos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1228 slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Satan | Σατανᾶς | Satanas | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4567 an adversary, Satan |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| deceiver | πλανῶν | planōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4105 I lead astray, deceive |
| of the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| whole | ὅλην | holēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3650 all, the whole, entire |
| He was hurled | ἐβλήθη | eblēthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop |
| 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 |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| angels | ἄγγελοι | angeloi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G32 an angel, messenger |
| with | μετ’ | met’ | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| him | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 10:18 · John 12:31 · Revelation 20:10 · Isaiah 14:12 · 1 John 5:19 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · Revelation 20:2–3 · Job 2:1–2 · Genesis 3:1 · Revelation 12:7 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 · Revelation 2:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.