Revelation
Revelation 13:4
4They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They worshiped | προσεκύνησαν | prosekynēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4352 I worship |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| dragon | δράκοντι | drakonti | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G1404 a dragon or huge serpent |
| who | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| had given | ἔδωκεν | edōken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| authority | ἐξουσίαν | exousian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1849 power, authority, weight |
| to the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| beast | θηρίῳ | thēriō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G2342 a wild beast, animal |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they worshiped | προσεκύνησαν | prosekynēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4352 I worship |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| beast | θηρίῳ | thēriō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G2342 a wild beast, animal |
| saying | λέγοντες | legontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| Who | Τίς | Tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| like | ὅμοιος | homoios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3664 like, similar to |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| beast | θηρίῳ | thēriō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G2342 a wild beast, animal |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| who | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| can | δύναται | dynatai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| wage war | πολεμῆσαι | polemēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4170 I make war, contend |
| against | μετ’ | met’ | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| it | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 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.
Revelation 13:2 · Revelation 18:18 · Revelation 13:15 · Revelation 13:12–13 · Revelation 12:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.