Revelation
Revelation 6:12
12And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
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 |
| I watched as | εἶδον | eidon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| opened | ἤνοιξεν | ēnoixen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G455 I open |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| sixth | ἕκτην | hektēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1623 sixth |
| seal | σφραγῖδα | sphragida | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4973 a signet-ring, impression of a seal, the proof |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| there was | ἐγένετο | egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| a great | μέγας | megas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| earthquake | σεισμὸς | seismos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4578 an earthquake, storm |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| sun | ἥλιος | hēlios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2246 the sun, sunlight |
| became | ἐγένετο | egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| black | μέλας | melas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3189 black |
| like | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| sackcloth | σάκκος | sakkos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4526 sack-cloth |
| hair | τρίχινος | trichinos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5155 made of hair |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| whole | ὅλη | holē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3650 all, the whole, entire |
| moon | σελήνη | selēnē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4582 the moon |
| turned | ἐγένετο | egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| blood red | αἷμα | haima | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G129 blood |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 24:29 · Joel 2:10 · Acts 2:19–20 · Mark 13:24–25 · Joel 2:30–31 · Joel 3:15 · Amos 8:9 · Revelation 16:18 · Isaiah 13:9–10 · Ezekiel 32:7–8 · Isaiah 50:3 · Revelation 11:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.