Revelation 12:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.”
Revelation 12:4 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Revelation 12:434 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἡhēthe
οὐρὰouratail
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
σύρειsyreidrag, draw, hale
τὸtothe
τρίτονtritonthird(-ly)
τῶνtōnthe
ἀστέρωνasterōnstar
τοῦtouthe
οὐρανοῦouranouair, heaven(-ly), sky
καὶkaiand / also
ἔβαλενebalenarise, cast (out), lay
αὐτοὺςautoushe / she / it / same
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
γῆνgēncountry, earth(-ly), ground
καὶkaiand / also
ὁhothe
δράκωνdrakōndragon
ἕστηκενhestēkenabide, appoint, bring
ἐνώπιονenōpionbefore, in the presence (sight) of, to
τῆςtēsthe
γυναικὸςgynaikoswife, woman
τῆςtēsthe
μελλούσηςmellousēsabout, after that, be
(almost)
τεκεῖνtekeinbear, be born, bring forth
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ὅτανhotanas long
(soon) as, that, + till
τέκῃtekēbear, be born, bring forth
τὸtothe
τέκνονteknonchild
αὐτῆςautēshe / she / it / same
καταφάγῃkataphagēdevour
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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