Revelation
Revelation 18:19
19Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out:
“Woe, woe to the great city,
where all who had ships on the sea
were enriched by her wealth!
For in a single hour
she has been destroyed.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they will throw | ἔβαλον | ebalon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop |
| dust | χοῦν | choun | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5522 dust |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| heads | κεφαλὰς | kephalas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2776 the head |
| as they weep | κλαίοντες | klaiontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2799 I weep, weep for, mourn |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| mourn | πενθοῦντες | penthountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3996 I mourn, lament |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| cry out | ἔκραζον | ekrazon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2896 I cry aloud, shriek |
| Woe | Οὐαὶ | Ouai | Interjection | G3759 woe!, alas! |
| woe | οὐαί | ouai | Interjection | G3759 woe!, alas! |
| to the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| great | μεγάλη | megalē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| city | πόλις | polis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| all | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| who | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| had | ἔχοντες | echontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| ships | πλοῖα | ploia | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4143 a ship, vessel |
| on | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| sea | θαλάσσῃ | thalassē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2281 the sea, lake |
| were enriched | ἐπλούτησαν | eploutēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4147 I become rich |
| by | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| her | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| wealth | τιμιότητος | timiotētos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5094 preciousness, costliness |
| For | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| in a single | μιᾷ | mia | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G1520 one |
| hour | ὥρᾳ | hōra | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5610 an hour, season |
| she has been destroyed | ἠρημώθη | ērēmōthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2049 I destroy, strip, rob |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 18:10 · Joshua 7:6 · Ezekiel 27:30 · Revelation 18:3 · Job 2:12 · 1 Samuel 4:12 · Revelation 18:8 · 2 Samuel 13:19 · Revelation 18:15–17 · Nehemiah 9:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.