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 10:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Revelation 10:932 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἀπῆλθαapēlthacome, depart, go
(aside
πρὸςprosto / toward
τὸνtonthe
ἄγγελονangelonangel, messenger
λέγωνlegōnsay
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
δοῦναίdounaigive
μοιmoiI
τὸtothe
βιβλαρίδιονbiblaridion
καὶkaiand / also
λέγειlegeisay
μοιmoiI
ΛάβεLabeaccept, + be amazed, assay
καὶkaiand / also
κατάφαγεkataphagedevour
αὐτόautohe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
πικρανεῖpikraneibe (make) bitter
σουsouyou
τὴνtēnthe
κοιλίανkoilianbelly, womb
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
στόματίstomatiedge, face, mouth
σουsouyou
ἔσταιestaiam, have been, is I
γλυκὺglykysweet, fresh
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
μέλιmelihoney
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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