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.
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 9:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| out of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| smoke | καπνοῦ | kapnou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2586 smoke |
| locusts | ἀκρίδες | akrides | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G200 a locust |
| descended on | ἐξῆλθον | exēlthon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1831 I go out, come out |
| 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 |
| they | αὐταῖς | autais | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| were given | ἐδόθη | edothē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| power | ἐξουσία | exousia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1849 power, authority, weight |
| like | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| scorpions | σκορπίοι | skorpioi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4651 a scorpion |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
Revelation 9:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They | αὐταῖς | autais | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| were told | ἐρρέθη | errethē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2046 I say, speak |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| to harm | ἀδικήσουσιν | adikēsousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G91 I act unjustly towards |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| grass | χόρτον | chorton | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5528 grass, hay |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| any | πᾶν | pan | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| plant | χλωρὸν | chlōron | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5515 green, pale |
| tree | δένδρον | dendron | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1186 a tree |
| but only | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| those | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| who | οἵτινες | hoitines | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever |
| did not have | ἔχουσι | echousi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| seal | σφραγῖδα | sphragida | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4973 a signet-ring, impression of a seal, the proof |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| foreheads | μετώπων | metōpōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3359 the forehead |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.