Revelation
Revelation 8:5
5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| angel | ἄγγελος | angelos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G32 an angel, messenger |
| took | εἴληφεν | eilēphen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2983 I receive, take |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| censer | λιβανωτόν | libanōton | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3031 a censer |
| filled | ἐγέμισεν | egemisen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1072 I fill, load |
| it | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| with | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| fire | πυρὸς | pyros | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4442 fire, trials |
| from the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| altar | θυσιαστηρίου | thysiastēriou | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G2379 an altar |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| hurled | ἔβαλεν | ebalen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| earth | γῆν | gēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| there were | ἐγένοντο | egenonto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| peals of thunder | βρονταὶ | brontai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G1027 thunder |
| rumblings | φωναὶ | phōnai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G5456 a sound, noise, voice |
| flashes of lightning | ἀστραπαὶ | astrapai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G796 a flash of lightning, brightness, luster |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| an earthquake | σεισμός | seismos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4578 an earthquake, storm |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 11:19 · Revelation 4:5 · Isaiah 29:6 · Acts 16:26 · Leviticus 16:12 · Matthew 27:52–54 · Psalm 18:13 · 2 Samuel 22:7–9 · Ezekiel 10:2–7 · Acts 4:31 · Revelation 11:13 · Isaiah 66:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.