Revelation 12:13
And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman that brought forth the man child.
KJV
And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | And | G2532 → |
| ὅτε | hote | when | G3753 → |
| εἶδεν | eiden | saw | G1492 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| δράκων | drakōn | dragon | G1404 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → |
| ἐβλήθη | eblēthē | he had been thrown down | G906 → |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| γῆν, | gēn | earth, | G1093 → |
| ἐδίωξεν | ediōxen | he pursued | G1377 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| γυναῖκα | gunaika | woman | G1135 → |
| ἥτις | hētis | who | G3748 → |
| ἔτεκεν | eteken | had brought forth | G5088 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| ἄρσενα. | arsena | male [child]. | G730 → |
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