Revelation

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Revelation 11:19a

Text: (NA27):

Καὶ ἠνοίγη ὁ ναὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ὁ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ

Transliteration (Accordance):

Kai ēnoigē ho naos tou theou ho en tō̧ ouranō̧

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):
Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

ἠνοίγη : aorist passive of ἀνοίγω open.
ναός : temple.
οὐρανός : heaven.

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Revelation 11:19b

Text: (NA27):

καὶ ὤφθη ἡ κιβωτὸς τῆς διαθήκης αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ ναῷ αὐτοῦ

Transliteration (Accordance):

kai ōphthē hē kibōtos tēs diathēkēs autou en tō̧ naō̧ autou

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):
Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

ὤφθη : aorist passive of ὁράω see.
κιβωτός : ark.
διαθήκη : covenant.

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Revelation 11:19c

Text: (NA27):

καὶ ἐγένοντο ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταὶ καὶ σεισμὸς καὶ χάλαζα μεγάλη.

Transliteration (Accordance):

kai egenonto astrapai kai phōnai kai brontai kai seismos kai chalaza megalē.

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):

Lightnings, sounds, thunders, an earthquake, and great hail followed.

Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

ἐγένοντο : aorist of γίνομαι happen.
ἀστραπή : lightning, plural flashes of lightning.
βροντή : thunder, plural peals of thunder, thunder claps.
σεισμὸς : earthquake.

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Revelation 12:1a

Text: (NA27):

Καὶ σημεῖον μέγα ὤφθη ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ

Transliteration (Accordance):

Kai sēmeion mega ōphthē en tō̧ ouranō̧

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):

A great sign was seen in heaven

Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

σημεῖον ... ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ : a portent ... in the sky.
ὤφθη : was seen aorist passive of ὁράω, sometimes appeared.

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Revelation 12:1b

Text: (NA27):

γυνὴ περιβεβλημένη τὸν ἥλιον

Transliteration (Accordance):

gynē peribeblēmenē ton hēlion

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):

a woman clothed with the sun

Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

περιβεβλημένη : perfect passive participle of περιβάλλω put on or around one; perfect passive to be clothed with something.
ἥλιος : sun.

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Revelation 12:1c

Text: (NA27):

καὶ ἡ σελήνη ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν αὐτῆς

Transliteration (Accordance):

kai hē selēnē hypokatō tōn podōn autēs

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):

and the moon under her feet

Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

σελήνη : moon.
ὑποκάτω : under.

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Revelation 12:1d

Text: (NA27):

καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτῆς στέφανος ἀστέρων δώδεκα

Transliteration (Accordance):

kai epi tēs kephalēs autēs stephanos asterōn dōdeka

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):

and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

στέφανος : crown.
ἀστήρ, -έρος : star.

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Revelation 12:2a

Text: (NA27):

καὶ ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα

Transliteration (Accordance):

kai en gastri echousa

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):

She was with child.

Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

γαστήρ, -τρός, ἡ : belly, womb, ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχω be with child.

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Revelation 12:2b

Text: (NA27):

καὶ κράζει ὠδίνουσα

Transliteration (Accordance):

καὶ κράζει ὠδίνουσα

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):

She cried out in pain

Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

κράζω : cry out.
ὠδίνουσα : feminine participle of ὠδίνω to experience pains associated with giving birth, have birth-pains.

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Revelation 12:2c

Text: (NA27):

καὶ βασανιζομένη τεκεῖν.

Transliteration (Accordance):

kai basanizomenē tekein.

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):

laboring to give birth.

Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

βασανιζομένη : in anguish, feminine passive participle of βασανίζω torture ; torment.
τεκεῖν : aorist infinitive of τίκτω give birth.

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Revelation 12:3a

Text: (NA27):

καὶ ὤφθη ἄλλο σημεῖον ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ

Transliteration (Accordance):

kai ōphthē allo sēmeion en tō̧ ouranō̧

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):

Another sign was seen in heaven.

Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

ὤφθη : aorist passive of ὁράω see.

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Revelation 12:3b

Text: (NA27):

καὶ ἰδοὺ δράκων μέγας πυρρὸς ἔχων κεφαλὰς ἑπτὰ καὶ κέρατα δέκα καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτοῦ ἑπτὰ διαδήματα

Transliteration (Accordance):

kai idou drakōn megas pyrros echōn kephalas hepta kai kerata deka kai epi tas kephalas autou hepta diadēmata

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):

Behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.

Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

δράκων, οντος, ὁ : dragon ; serpent.
πυρρός : red.
κέρας, ατος, τό : horn.
δέκα = 10.
διάδημα : diadem ; crown.

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Revelation 12:4a

Text: (NA27):

καὶ ἡ οὐρὰ αὐτοῦ σύρει τὸ τρίτον τῶν ἀστέρων τοῦ οὐρανοῦ

Transliteration (Accordance):

kai hē oura autou syrei to triton tōn asterōn tou ouranou

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):

His tail drew one third of the stars of the sky

Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

οὐρά : tail.
σύρω : drag.
τρίτον τό : a third (part).
ἀστήρ, -έρος, ὁ : star.

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Revelation 12:4b

Text: (NA27):

καὶ ἔβαλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν γῆν.

Transliteration (Accordance):

kai ebalen autous eis tēn gēn.

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):

and threw them to the earth.

Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

ἔβαλεν : aorist of βάλλω throw.

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Revelation 12:4c

Text: (NA27):

Καὶ ὁ δράκων ἕστηκεν ἐνώπιον τῆς γυναικὸς τῆς μελλούσης τεκεῖν, ἵνα ὅταν τέκῃ τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς καταφάγῃ.

Transliteration (Accordance):

Kai ho drakōn hestēken enōpion tēs gynaikos tēs mellousēs tekein, hina hotan tekȩ̄ to teknon autēs kataphagȩ̄.

Translation (WEB = World English Bible):

The dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.

Grammatical Analysis (Zerwick/BDAG, meanings in this context):

ἕστηκεν : imperfect (intransitive with perfect meaning) of ἵστημι here quite literally stood in front of.
μελλούσης : about to, feminine participle of μέλλω.
ὅταν : with subjunctive : at the time that, whenever, when
τεκεῖν : aorist infinitive of τίκτω to cause to be born or come into the world, give birth (to), bear with accusative υἱόν, τέκνον etc.
τέκῃ : aorist subjunctive of τίκτω.
καταφάγῃ : aorist subjunctive of κατεσθίω to eat up ravenously, eat up, consume, devour.

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