Revelation 6:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;”
Revelation 6:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Revelation 6:1227 words
ΚαὶKaiand / also
εἶδονeidonbehold, perceive, see
ὅτεhoteafter (that), as
soon as, that
ἤνοιξενēnoixenopen
τὴνtēnthe
σφραγῖδαsphragidaseal
τὴνtēnthe
ἕκτηνhektēnbut, except(-ed), other than
καὶkaiand / also
σεισμὸςseismosearthquake, tempest
μέγαςmegas(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
ἐγένετοegenetoarise, be
assembled, be(-come
καὶkaiand / also
ὁhothe
ἥλιοςhēlios+ east, sun
ἐγένετοegenetoarise, be
assembled, be(-come
μέλαςmelasblack
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
σάκκοςsakkossackcloth
τρίχινοςtrichinosof hair
καὶkaiand / also
ἡhēthe
σελήνηselēnēmoon
ὅληholēall, altogether, every whit
ἐγένετοegenetoarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
αἷμαhaimablood
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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