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Revelation 10:9 — King James Version← Study notes

And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.


Revelation 10:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 10:932 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἀπῆλθαapēltha
I wentverbG565
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἄγγελονangelon
angelnounG32
λέγωνlegōn
sayingverbG3004
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
δοῦναίdounai
giveverbG1325
μοιmoi
IpronounG1473
τὸto
thearticleG3588
βιβλαρίδιονbiblaridion
menounG3165
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
λέγειlegei
he saysverbG3004
μοιmoi
IpronounG1473
ΛάβεLabe
do takeverbG2983
καὶkai
andwordG2532
κατάφαγεkataphage
do eatverbG2719
αὐτόauto
itpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πικρανεῖpikranei
it will make bitterverbG4087
σουsou
yourpronounG4771
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
κοιλίανkoilian
stomachnounG2836
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
στόματίstomati
mouthnounG4750
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
ἔσταιestai
it will beverbG1510
γλυκὺglyky
sweetadjectiveG1099
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
μέλιmeli
honeynounG3192
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Yuki TanakaNote1mo ago
Bitter and Sweet
John is given a scroll to eat, and it's sweet in his mouth but bitter in his stomach. I read this when I was processing something I'd learned that I couldn't unknow. The knowledge itself was beautifu...
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