Revelation
Revelation 19:17–18
17Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, 18so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”
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.
Revelation 19:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| I saw | εἶδον | eidon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| an | ἕνα | hena | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1520 one |
| angel | ἄγγελον | angelon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G32 an angel, messenger |
| standing | ἑστῶτα | hestōta | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2476 I cause to stand, stand |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| sun | ἡλίῳ | hēliō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2246 the sun, sunlight |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he cried out | ἔκραξεν | ekraxen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2896 I cry aloud, shriek |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| a loud | μεγάλῃ | megalē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| voice | φωνῇ | phōnē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5456 a sound, noise, voice |
| to all | πᾶσιν | pasin | Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| birds | ὀρνέοις | orneois | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G3732 a bird |
| flying | πετομένοις | petomenois | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Plural | G4072 I fly |
| overhead | μεσουρανήματι | mesouranēmati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3321 the middle of heaven |
| Come | Δεῦτε | Deute | Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Plural | G1205 come hither, come, hither |
| gather together | συνάχθητε | synachthēte | Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G4863 I gather together |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| great | μέγα | mega | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3173 large, great |
| supper | δεῖπνον | deipnon | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1173 a dinner, an afternoon or evening meal |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Revelation 19:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| you may eat | φάγητε | phagēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5315 I eat |
| flesh | σάρκας | sarkas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G4561 flesh, body |
| of kings | βασιλέων | basileōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G935 a king, ruler, emperor |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| commanders | χιλιάρχων | chiliarchōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G5506 a military tribune |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| mighty | ἰσχυρῶν | ischyrōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2478 strong, mighty, powerful |
| of horses | ἵππων | hippōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2462 a horse |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| riders | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| of everyone | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| slave | δούλων | doulōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G1401 a male slave |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| free | ἐλευθέρων | eleutherōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G1658 free, delivered from obligation |
| small | μικρῶν | mikrōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3398 little, small |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| great | μεγάλων | megalōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3173 large, great |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 19:17 Revelation 19:21 · Revelation 8:13 · Jeremiah 12:9 · Ezekiel 39:17–20 · Isaiah 56:9 · Isaiah 34:1–8
Revelation 19:18 Ezekiel 39:18–20 · Revelation 6:15 · 1 Samuel 17:46 · Jeremiah 16:4 · Jeremiah 19:7 · Jeremiah 34:20 · Deuteronomy 28:26 · Jeremiah 7:33 · 1 Samuel 17:44 · Revelation 13:16 · Psalm 110:5–6 · Ezekiel 29:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.