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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 12:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 12:434 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
thearticleG3588
οὐρὰoura
tailnounG3769
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
σύρειsyrei
dragsverbG4951
τὸto
thearticleG3588
τρίτονtriton
a thirdadjectiveG5154
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
ἀστέρωνasterōn
starsnounG792
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
οὐρανοῦouranou
of heavennounG3772
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἔβαλενebalen
he castverbG906
αὐτοὺςautous
thempronounG846
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
γῆνgēn
earthnounG1093
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ho
thearticleG3588
δράκωνdrakōn
dragonnounG1404
ἕστηκενhestēken
has stoodverbG2476
ἐνώπιονenōpion
beforeprepositionG1799
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
γυναικὸςgynaikos
womannounG1135
τῆςtēs
whoarticleG3588
μελλούσηςmellousēs
is being aboutverbG3195
τεκεῖνtekein
to bring forthverbG5088
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
ὅτανhotan
whenwordG3752
τέκῃtekē
she may bring forthverbG5088
τὸto
thearticleG3588
τέκνονteknon
childnounG5043
αὐτῆςautēs
of herpronounG846
καταφάγῃkataphagē
he may devourverbG2719
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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