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Revelation 11:6 — King James Version← Study notes

These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.


Revelation 11:6Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 11:636 words
GreekMeaning
οὗτοιhoutoi
ThesedemonstrativeG3778
ἔχουσινechousin
haveverbG2192
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἐξουσίανexousian
powernounG1849
κλεῖσαιkleisai
to shutverbG2808
τὸνton
of thearticleG3588
οὐρανόνouranon
skynounG3772
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ὑετὸςhyetos
rainnounG5205
βρέχῃbrechē
may fallverbG1026
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
ἡμέραςhēmeras
age, + alway, (mid-)day (by daynounG2250
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
προφητείαςprophēteias
prophecynounG4394
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐξουσίανexousian
powernounG1849
ἔχουσινechousin
they haveverbG2192
ἐπὶepi
overprepositionG1909
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ὑδάτωνhydatōn
watersnounG5204
στρέφεινstrephein
to turnverbG4762
αὐτὰauta
thempronounG846
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
αἷμαhaima
bloodnounG129
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πατάξαιpataxai
to strikeverbG3960
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
γῆνgēn
earthnounG1093
ἐνen
withprepositionG1722
πάσῃpasē
everyadjectiveG3956
πληγῇplēgē
plaguenounG4127
ὁσάκιςhosakis
as often aswordG3740
ἐὰνean
ifparticleG1437
θελήσωσινthelēsōsin
they shall desireverbG2309
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 11:6

“If any man will hurt them, fire proceeds out of their mouth, and devours their enemies.” That fire proceeds out of the mouth of those prophets against the adversaries, bespeaks the power of the world. For all afflictions, however many there are, shall be sent by their messengers in their word. Many think that there is Elisha, or Moses, with Elijah; but both of these died; while the death of Elijah is not heard of, with whom all our ancients have believed that it was…

Victorinus of Pettau · 3rd century · Commentary on the Apocalypse
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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