Revelation

Revelation 9:7–11

⁷And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men. ⁸They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions. ⁹They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle. ¹⁰They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months. 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

Footnotes

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

Read all of Revelation 9

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 9:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Feminine Plural	G3588 the
locusts	ἀκρίδων	akridōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G200 a locust
looked	ὁμοιώματα	homoiōmata	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3667 a likeness, form, similitude
like	ὅμοια	homoia	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3664 like, similar to
horses	ἵπποις	hippois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G2462 a horse
prepared	ἡτοιμασμένοις	hētoimasmenois	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural	G2090 I make ready, prepare
for	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
battle	πόλεμον	polemon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4171 a war, battle, strife
like	ὅμοιοι	homoioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3664 like, similar to
crowns	στέφανοι	stephanoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4735 a crown, garland
of gold	χρυσῷ	chrysō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5557 anything made of gold
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
heads	κεφαλὰς	kephalas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2776 the head
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
faces	πρόσωπα	prosōpa	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G4383 the face, countenance, surface
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
faces	πρόσωπα	prosōpa	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G4383 the face, countenance, surface
of men	ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G444 a man, one of the human race

Revelation 9:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They had	εἶχον	eichon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
hair	τρίχας	trichas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2359 a hair
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
of women	γυναικῶν	gynaikōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
teeth	ὀδόντες	odontes	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3599 a tooth
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
of lions	λεόντων	leontōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3023 a lion

Revelation 9:9

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They also had	εἶχον	eichon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
breastplates	θώρακας	thōrakas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2382 a breast-plate
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
breastplates	θώρακας	thōrakas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2382 a breast-plate
of iron	σιδηροῦς	sidērous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4603 made of iron
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
sound	φωνὴ	phōnē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5456 a sound, noise, voice
of	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Feminine Plural	G3588 the
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
wings	πτερύγων	pterygōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G4420 a wing
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
roar	φωνὴ	phōnē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5456 a sound, noise, voice
of many	πολλῶν	pollōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4183 much, many, often
horses	ἵππων	hippōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2462 a horse
chariots	ἁρμάτων	harmatōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G716 a chariot
rushing	τρεχόντων	trechontōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5143 I run, exercise myself
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
battle	πόλεμον	polemon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4171 a war, battle, strife

Revelation 9:10

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They had	ἔχουσιν	echousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
tails	οὐρὰς	ouras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3769 a tail
with	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
stingers	κέντρα	kentra	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2759 a sting, goad
like	ὁμοίας	homoias	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3664 like, similar to
scorpions	σκορπίοις	skorpiois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G4651 a scorpion
had	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
power	ἐξουσία	exousia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1849 power, authority, weight
to injure	ἀδικῆσαι	adikēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G91 I act unjustly towards
people	ἀνθρώπους	anthrōpous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G444 a man, one of the human race
for five	πέντε	pente	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4002 five
months	μῆνας	mēnas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3376 a month

Revelation 9:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They were ruled by	ἔχουσιν	echousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
a king	βασιλέα	basilea	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G935 a king, ruler, emperor
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
angel	ἄγγελον	angelon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G32 an angel, messenger
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
Abyss	ἀβύσσου	abyssou	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G12 the abyss, the unfathomable depth
His	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
name	ὄνομα	onoma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3686 name, character, reputation
in Hebrew	Ἑβραϊστί	Hebraisti	Adverb	G1447 in the Hebrew or Aramaic dialect
Abaddon	Ἀβαδδών	Abaddōn	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3 Abaddon
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Greek	Ἑλληνικῇ	Hellēnikē	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G1673 Greek, the Greek language
Apollyon	Ἀπολλύων	Apollyōn	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G623 Apollyon, Destroyer

Cross-references

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

Revelation 9:7 Daniel 7:8 · Nahum 3:17

Revelation 9:8 Joel 1:6

Revelation 9:9 Joel 2:5–8

Revelation 9:10 Revelation 9:5 · Revelation 9:3

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

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.