Revelation 9:11
They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.
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ASV
They have over them as king the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek tongue he hath the name Apollyon.
KJV
And 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.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἔχουσιν | echousin | They have | G2192 → |
| ἐπ᾽ | ep᾽ | over | G1909 → |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | them | G846 → |
| βασιλέα | basilea | a king | G935 → |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἄγγελον | angelon | angel | G32 → |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 → |
| ἀβύσσου· | abussou | abyss; | G12 → |
| ὄνομα | onoma | [The] name | G3686 → |
| αὐτῷ | autō | of Him | G846 → |
| Ἑβραϊστὶ | Hebraisti | in Hebrew | G1447 → |
| Ἀβαδδών, | Abaddōn | [is] Abaddon, | G3 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῇ | tēa | the | G3588 → |
| Ἑλληνικῇ | Hellēnikēa | Greek | G1673 → |
| ὄνομα | onoma | [the] name | G3686 → |
| ἔχει | echei | he has | G2192 → |
| Ἀπολλύων. | Apolluōn | Apollyon. | G623 → |
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