Berean Standard Bible
Revelation 9:3-12
3AndκαὶkaiG2532out ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588smokeκαπνοῦkapnouG2586,locustsἀκρίδεςakridesG200descended onἐξῆλθον εἰςexēlthon eisG1831G1519theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆν,gēnG1093,andκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐταῖςautaisG846were givenἐδόθηedothēG1325powerἐξουσία,exousiaG1849likeὡςhōsG5613that ofἔχουσιν ἐξουσίανechousin exousianG2192G1849theοἱhoiG3588scorpionsσκορπίοιskorpioiG4651of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.gēsG1093.
4καὶkaiG2532TheyαὐταῖςautaisG846were toldἐρρέθηerrethēG2046ἵναinaG2443notμὴmēG3361to harmἀδικήσουσινadikēsousinG91theτὸνtonG3588grassχόρτονchortonG5528of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093orοὐδὲoudeG3761anyπᾶνpanG3956plantχλωρὸνchlōronG5515orοὐδὲoudeG3761πᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρον,dendronG1186,but onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361thoseτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςtous anthrōpousG3588G444whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748did not haveοὐκ ἔχουσινouk echousinG3756G2192theτὴνtēnG3588sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316onἐπὶepiG1909theirτῶνtōnG3588foreheadsμετώπωνmetōpōnG3359.
5καὶkaiG2532The locustsαὐτοῖςautoisG846were not given powerἐδόθη μὴedothē mēG1325G3361toἵναinaG2443killἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinG615themαὐτούς,autousG846,but onlyἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toἵναinaG2443tormentβασανισθήσονταιbasanisthēsontaiG928them forfiveπέντε,penteG4002monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ὁhoG3588tormentβασανισμὸςbasanismosG929waslikeὡςhōsG5613βασανισμὸςbasanismosG929the stingingὅταν παίσῃhotan paisēG3752G3817ἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444of a scorpionσκορπίουskorpiouG4651.
6ΚαὶKaiG2532InἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250οἱhoiG3588menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444will seekζητήσουσινzētēsousinG2212τὸνtonG3588deathθάνατονthanatonG2288andκαὶkaiG2532will not findοὐ μὴ εὑρήσουσινou mē heurēsousinG3756G3361G2147itαὐτόν·autonG846καὶkaiG2532;they will longἐπιθυμήσουσινepithumēsousinG1937to dieἀποθανεῖν,apothaneinG599, butκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288will escapeφεύγει ἀπ᾽pheugei ap᾽G5343G575themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.
7AndκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588theτῶνtōnG3588locustsἀκρίδωνakridōnG200lookedὁμοιώματαhomoiōmataG3667likeὅμοιαhomoiaG3664horsesἵπποιςippoisG2462preparedἡτοιμασμένοιςhētoimasmenoisG2090forεἰςeisG1519battleπόλεμον,polemonG4171καὶkaiG2532, with somethingὡςhōsG5613likeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664crownsστέφανοιstephanoiG4735of goldχρυσῷ,chrusōG5557onἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776;andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588facesπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383werelikeὡςhōsG5613thefacesπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.
9They also hadκαὶ εἶχονkai eichonG2532G2192breastplatesθώρακαςthōrakasG2382likeὡςhōsG5613breastplatesθώρακαςthōrakasG2382of ironσιδηροῦς,sidērousG4603,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588soundφωνὴphōnēG5456ofτῶνtōnG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846wingsπτερύγωνpterugōnG4420waslikeὡςhōsG5613theroarφωνὴphōnēG5456of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183horsesἵππωνippōnG2462andchariotsἁρμάτωνharmatōnG716rushingτρεχόντωνtrechontōnG5143intoεἰςeisG1519battleπόλεμον.polemonG4171.
10καὶkaiG2532They hadἔχουσινechousinG2192tailsοὐρὰςourasG3769withκαὶkaiG2532stingersκέντραkentraG2759likeὁμοίαςhomoiasG3664scorpionsσκορπίοιςskorpioisG4651καὶkaiG2532, whichἐν ταῖς οὐραῖς αὐτῶνen tais ourais autōnG1722G846G3588G3769hadαὐτῶνautōnG846theἡhēG3588powerἐξουσίαexousiaG1849to injureἀδικῆσαιadikēsaiG91τοὺςtousG3588peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444for fiveπέντε.penteG4002monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376.
11They were ruled byἔχουσιν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶνechousin ep᾽ autōnG2192G1909G846a kingβασιλέαbasileaG935,theτὸνtonG3588angelἄγγελονangelonG32of theτῆςtēsG3588Abyssἀβύσσου·abussouG12.HisαὐτῷautōG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686in HebrewἙβραϊστὶHebraistiG1447isAbaddonἈβαδδών,AbaddōnG3,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588GreekἙλληνικῇHellēnikēaG1673it isὄνομα ἔχειonoma echeiG2192G3686ApollyonἈπολλύων.ApolluōnG623.
Commentaries on Revelation 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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