Revelation

Revelation 18:21

21Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying:

“With such violence

the great city of Babylon will be cast down,

never to be seen again.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ThenΚαὶKaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
aεἷςheisAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1520 one
mightyἰσχυρὸςischyrosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG2478 strong, mighty, powerful
angelἄγγελοςangelosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG32 an angel, messenger
picked upἦρενērenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG142 I raise, lift up
a stoneλίθονlithonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3037 a stone
the size ofὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
a greatμέγανmeganAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG3173 large, great
millstoneμύλινονmylinonAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG3458 a millstone
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
castἔβαλενebalenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
intoεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
seaθάλασσανthalassanNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG2281 the sea, lake
sayingλέγωνlegōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG3004 I say, speak
With suchΟὕτωςHoutōsAdverbG3779 thus, so, in this manner
violenceὁρμήματιhormēmatiNoun - Dative Neuter SingularG3731 a rushing on, impulse
theἡhēArticle - Nominative Feminine SingularG3588 the
greatμεγάληmegalēAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG3173 large, great
cityπόλιςpolisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG4172 a city
of BabylonΒαβυλὼνBabylōnNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG897 Babylon
will be cast downβληθήσεταιblēthēsetaiVerb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularG906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
never to beεὑρεθῇheurethēVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularG2147 I find
againἔτιetiAdverbG2089 still, yet, even now

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 51:63–64 · Ezekiel 26:21 · Revelation 5:2 · Daniel 11:19 · Job 20:8 · Revelation 18:22 · Revelation 16:20 · Revelation 20:11 · Revelation 12:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.