Revelation

Revelation 9:3–4

3And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth. 4They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

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Revelation 9:3

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AndΚαὶKaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
out ofἐκekPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
smokeκαπνοῦkapnouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2586 smoke
locustsἀκρίδεςakridesNoun - Nominative Feminine PluralG200 a locust
descended onἐξῆλθονexēlthonVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG1831 I go out, come out
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
earthγῆνgēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1093 the earth, soil, land
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theyαὐταῖςautaisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
were givenἐδόθηedothēVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularG1325 I offer, give
powerἐξουσίαexousiaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG1849 power, authority, weight
likeὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
theοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
scorpionsσκορπίοιskorpioiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG4651 a scorpion
of theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
earthγῆςgēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1093 the earth, soil, land

Revelation 9:4

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
TheyαὐταῖςautaisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
were toldἐρρέθηerrethēVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularG2046 I say, speak
notμὴmēAdverbG3361 not, lest
to harmἀδικήσουσινadikēsousinVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG91 I act unjustly towards
theτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
grassχόρτονchortonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5528 grass, hay
of theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
earthγῆςgēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1093 the earth, soil, land
anyπᾶνpanAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
plantχλωρὸνchlōronAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG5515 green, pale
treeδένδρονdendronNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG1186 a tree
but onlyεἰeiConjunctionG1487 if
thoseτοὺςtousArticle - Accusative Masculine PluralG3588 the
whoοἵτινεςhoitinesPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
did not haveἔχουσιechousiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG2192 I have, hold, possess
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4973 a signet-ring, impression of a seal, the proof
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
onἐπὶepiPrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
foreheadsμετώπωνmetōpōnNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralG3359 the forehead

Cross-references

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Revelation 9:3 Revelation 9:5 · Joel 1:4 · Deuteronomy 8:15 · Joel 2:25

Revelation 9:4 Ezekiel 9:4 · Revelation 7:2–4 · Revelation 14:1 · Exodus 12:23 · Revelation 8:7 · Revelation 6:6 · Ezekiel 9:6 · Ephesians 4:30 · 2 Timothy 3:8–9 · Job 1:10 · Matthew 24:24 · Psalm 76:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.