Revelation
Revelation 16:21
21And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds eacha rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.
Footnotes
- a 16:21 Greek great hail as of a talent; that is, hailstones weighing approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms each
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 |
| great | μεγάλη | megalē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| hailstones | χάλαζα | chalaza | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5464 hail |
| almost | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| a hundred pounds | ταλαντιαία | talantiaia | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5006 a talent in weight |
| rained down | καταβαίνει | katabainei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2597 I go down, come down |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| above | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| men | ἄνθρωποι | anthrōpoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| cursed | ἐβλασφήμησαν | eblasphēmēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G987 I speak evil against, blaspheme |
| God | Θεὸν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| for | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| plague | πληγῆς | plēgēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4127 a blow, stripe, wound |
| of | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| hail | χαλάζης | chalazēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5464 hail |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| was | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| so horrendous | μεγάλη | megalē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3173 large, great |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 11:19 · Joshua 10:11 · Revelation 16:9 · Revelation 8:7 · Revelation 16:11 · Ezekiel 13:13 · Ezekiel 38:21–22 · Isaiah 8:21 · Ezekiel 13:11 · Exodus 9:23–26 · Isaiah 30:30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.