Revelation 12:1
And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And a great sign was seen in heaven: a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;
KJV
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | And | G2532 → |
| σημεῖον | sēmeion | a sign | G4592 → |
| μέγα | mega | great | G3173 → |
| ὤφθη | ōphthē | appeared | G3700 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῷ | tō | <the> | G3588 → |
| οὐρανῷ, | ouranō | heaven: | G3772 → |
| γυνὴ | gunē | a woman | G1135 → |
| περιβεβλημένη | peribeblēmenē | having been clothed with | G4016 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| ἥλιον, | hēlion | sun, | G2246 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| σελήνη | selēnē | moon | G4582 → |
| ὑποκάτω | hupokatō | under | G5270 → |
| τῶν | tōn | the | G3588 → |
| ποδῶν | podōn | feet | G4228 → |
| αὐτῆς | autēs | of her | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἐπὶ | epi | on | G1909 → |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 → |
| κεφαλῆς | kephalēs | head | G2776 → |
| αὐτῆς | autēs | of her | G846 → |
| στέφανος | stephanos | a crown | G4735 → |
| ἀστέρων | asterōn | of stars | G792 → |
| δώδεκα, | dōdeka | twelve, | G1427 → |
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Twelve constellation groupings; one biblical word (Job 38:32). Bullinger and Seiss read them as a gospel-arc; modern critics trace their figures to Albumazar, not Adam. The objections below are presented at full strength, and the founder's own slot on the page is his to fill.
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