Revelation 9
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
2And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
5And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
6And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
7And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
8And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
9And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
10And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
11And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
12One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
15And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
16And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
17And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
18By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
19For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.
20And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
21Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG3588101× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- καίkaíG253256× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- αὐτόςautósG84630× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- ἐκekG153715× in this chapter
literal or figurative; direct or remote)
- ἔχωéchōG219211× in this chapter
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
- ὡςhōsG561310× in this chapter
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
- ἐνenG17228× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- ἄνθρωποςánthrōposG4448× in this chapter
from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)); man-faced, i.e. a human being
- εἰςeisG15196× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- καπνόςkapnósG25866× in this chapter
smoke
- ἄγγελοςángelosG326× in this chapter
compare G34 (ἀγέλη)) (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor
- οὔτεoúteG37776× in this chapter
not too, i.e. neither or nor; by analogy, not even
- ἐπίepíG19095× in this chapter
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- ἵναhínaG24435× in this chapter
compare G3588 (ὁ)); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
- ἵπποςhípposG24625× in this chapter
a horse
- μήmḗG33615× in this chapter
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 (οὐ) expects an affirmative one)) whether
- γῆgēG10934× in this chapter
soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
- ἐξουσίαexousíaG18494× in this chapter
privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence
- κεφαλήkephalḗG27764× in this chapter
the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
- ὅμοιοςhómoiosG36644× in this chapter
similar (in appearance or character)
- οὐouG37564× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- οὐράouráG37694× in this chapter
a tail
- φρέαρphréarG54214× in this chapter
a hole in the ground (dug for obtaining or holding water or other purposes), i.e. a cistern or well; figuratively, an abyss (as a prison)
- ἀποκτείνωapokteínōG6154× in this chapter
to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy
- ἄβυσσοςábyssosG123× in this chapter
depthless, i.e. (specially) (infernal) "abyss"
- δίδωμιdídōmiG13253× in this chapter
to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
- εἰμίeimíG15103× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- ἀκούωakoúōG1913× in this chapter
to hear (in various senses)
- θώραξthṓraxG23823× in this chapter
the chest ("thorax"), i.e. (by implication) a corslet
- μήνmḗnG33763× in this chapter
a month
- οὐδέoudéG37613× in this chapter
not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
- οὗτοςhoûtosG37783× in this chapter
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
- σκορπίοςskorpíosG46513× in this chapter
a "scorpion" (from its sting)
- στόμαstómaG47503× in this chapter
the mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language (and its relations); figuratively, an opening (in the earth); specially, the front or edge (of a weapon)
- τέσσαρεςtéssaresG50643× in this chapter
four
- φωνήphōnḗG54563× in this chapter
a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language
- ἀδικέωadikéōG913× in this chapter
to be unjust, i.e. (actively) do wrong (morally, socially or physically)
- γάρgárG10632× in this chapter
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- εἴδωeídōG14922× in this chapter
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι) and G3708 (ὁράω); properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
- εἷςheîsG15202× in this chapter
one