Revelation

Revelation 9:11–13

11They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon,a and in Greek it is Apollyon.b

12The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.

13Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God

Footnotes

  • a 9:11 Abaddon means Destruction.
  • b 9:11 Apollyon means Destroyer.

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Revelation 9:11

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
They were ruled byἔχουσινechousinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG2192 I have, hold, possess
a kingβασιλέαbasileaNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG935 a king, ruler, emperor
theτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
angelἄγγελονangelonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG32 an angel, messenger
of theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
AbyssἀβύσσουabyssouNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG12 the abyss, the unfathomable depth
HisαὐτῷautōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
nameὄνομαonomaNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG3686 name, character, reputation
in HebrewἙβραϊστίHebraistiAdverbG1447 in the Hebrew or Aramaic dialect
AbaddonἈβαδδώνAbaddōnNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3 Abaddon
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
GreekἙλληνικῇHellēnikēAdjective - Dative Feminine SingularG1673 Greek, the Greek language
ApollyonἈπολλύωνApollyōnNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG623 Apollyon, Destroyer

Revelation 9:12

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
TheἡhēArticle - Nominative Feminine SingularG3588 the
firstμίαmiaAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG1520 one
woeΟὐαὶOuaiNounG3759 woe!, alas!
has passedἀπῆλθενapēlthenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG565 I come or go away from, depart, return
BeholdἰδοὺidouVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularG2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
twoδύοdyoAdjective - Nominative Feminine PluralG1417 two
woesΟὐαὶOuaiNounG3759 woe!, alas!
stillἔτιetiAdverbG2089 still, yet, even now
to followἔρχεταιerchetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG2064 I come, go

Revelation 9:13

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ThenΚαὶKaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
sixthἕκτοςhektosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1623 sixth
angelἄγγελοςangelosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG32 an angel, messenger
soundedἐσάλπισενesalpisenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG4537 I sound a trumpet
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
I heardἤκουσαēkousaVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG191 I hear, listen
aμίανmianAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG1520 one
voiceφωνὴνphōnēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG5456 a sound, noise, voice
fromἐκekPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
theτῶνtōnArticle - Genitive Neuter PluralG3588 the
fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralG5064 four
hornsκεράτωνkeratōnNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralG2768 a horn
of theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Neuter SingularG3588 the
goldenχρυσοῦchrysouAdjective - Genitive Neuter SingularG5552 golden
altarθυσιαστηρίουthysiastēriouNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG2379 an altar
beforeἐνώπιονenōpionPrepositionG1799 before the face of, in the presence of
GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god

Cross-references

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

Revelation 9:11 Job 26:6 · John 16:11 · Revelation 9:1–2 · John 8:44 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · John 14:30

Revelation 9:12 Revelation 11:14 · Revelation 8:13–9:2 · Revelation 9:13–21

Revelation 9:13 Revelation 8:3–5 · Exodus 30:2–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.