Revelation 9
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Revelation 9:1-7

1ThenG2532thefifthπέμπτοςpemptosG3991angelἄγγελοςangelosG32soundedἐσάλπισεν,esalpisenG4537,and I sawG3708astarἀστέραasteraG792from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772which had fallenπεπτωκόταpeptōkotaG4098to the earthγῆν,gēnG1093; and thekeyκλεὶςkleisG2807to theshaftφρέατοςphreatosG5421of the abyssἀβύσσου,abussouG12was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to him.
2He openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455the shaftφρέαρphrearG5421of the abyssἀβύσσου·abussouG12, andsmokeκαπνὸςkapnosG2586ascendedἀνέβηanebēG305out of the shaftφρέατοςphreatosG5421likeὡςhōsG5613the smokeκαπνὸςkapnosG2586of a greatμεγάλης,megalēsG3173furnaceκαμίνουkaminouG2575; andthe sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246and the airἀὴρaērG109were darkenedἐσκοτώθηeskotōthēG4656from the smokeκαπνοῦkapnouG2586of the shaftφρέατος.phreatosG5421.
3ThenG2532out of the smokeκαπνοῦkapnouG2586cameἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831locustsἀκρίδεςakridesG200upon the earthγῆν,gēnG1093,and powerἐξουσία,exousiaG1849was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325them, as thescorpionsσκορπίοιskorpioiG4651of the earthγῆς.gēsG1093haveἔχουσινechousinG2192powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849.
4They were toldG3004not tohurtἀδικήσουσινadikēsousinG91thegrassχόρτονchortonG5528of the earthγῆςgēsG1093,norοὐδὲoudeG3761anyπᾶνpanG3956greenχλωρὸνchlōronG5515thingG5515,norοὐδὲoudeG3761anyπᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρον,dendronG1186,but onlyεἰeiG1487G3361the peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748do not haveἔχουσινechousinG2192thesealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973of GodθεοῦtheouG2316on their foreheadsμετώπωνmetōpōnG3359.
5Andthey were not permittedἐδόθηedothēG1325to killἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinG615anyoneG846,but to tormentβασανισθήσονταιbasanisthēsontaiG928forfiveπέντε,penteG4002monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376;and their tormentβασανισμὸςbasanismosG929was likeὡςhōsG5613the tormentβασανισμὸςbasanismosG929of ascorpionσκορπίουskorpiouG4651whenὅτανhotanG3752itstingsπαίσῃpaisēG3817a personἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444.
6And in thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444will seekζητήσουσινzētēsousinG2212deathθάνατονthanatonG2288and will not findεὑρήσουσινheurēsousinG2147it; they will longἐπιθυμήσουσινepithumēsousinG1937to dieἀποθανεῖν,apothaneinG599,and deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288will fleeφεύγειpheugeiG5343from them!
7TheappearanceὁμοιώματαhomoiōmataG3667of the locustsἀκρίδωνakridōnG200was likeὅμοιαhomoiaG3664horsesἵπποιςippoisG2462preparedἡτοιμασμένοιςhētoimasmenoisG2090for battleπόλεμον,polemonG4171;and on their headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776appearedὡςhōsG5613to be crownsστέφανοιstephanoiG4735likeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664goldχρυσῷ,chrusōG5557,and their facesπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383were likeὡςhōsG5613humanἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444facesπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383.
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