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Revelation 12:15 — King James Version← Study notes

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.


Revelation 12:15Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 12:1518 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἔβαλενebalen
castverbG906
ho
thearticleG3588
ὄφιςophis
serpentnounG3789
ἐκek
out ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
στόματοςstomatos
mouthnounG4750
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
ὀπίσωopisō
afterprepositionG3694
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
γυναικὸςgynaikos
womannounG1135
ὕδωρhydōr
waternounG5204
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
ποταμόνpotamon
a rivernounG4215
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
αὐτὴνautēn
he / she / it / samepronounG846
ποταμοφόρητονpotamophorēton
carried away by a floodadjectiveG4216
ποιήσῃpoiēsē
he may cause to beverbG4160
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 12:15

“And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a flood, that he might carry her away with the flood.” He signifies by the water which the serpent cast out of his mouth, the people who at his command would persecute her.

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