Revelation 12:16
But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.
BSB
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ASV
And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
KJV
And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
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25 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἐβοήθησεν | eboēthēsen | gave help | G997 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| γῆ | gē | earth | G1093 → |
| τῇ | tēa | to the | G3588 → |
| γυναικὶ | gunaiki | woman | G1135 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἤνοιξεν | ēnoixen | opened | G455 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| γῆ | gē | earth | G1093 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| στόμα | stoma | mouth | G4750 → |
| αὐτῆς | autēs | of it | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| κατέπιεν | katepien | swallowed up | G2666 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| ποταμὸν | potamon | river | G4215 → |
| ὃν | hon | which | G3739 → |
| ἔβαλεν | ebalen | had cast | G906 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| δράκων | drakōn | dragon | G1404 → |
| ἐκ | ek | out of | G1537 → |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → |
| στόματος | stomatos | mouth | G4750 → |
| αὐτοῦ. | autou | of him. | G846 → |
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