Revelation 12:5
And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.
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ASV
And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne.
KJV
And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἔτεκεν | eteken | she brought forth | G5088 → |
| υἱὸν | huion | a son | G5207 → |
| ἄρσεν, | arsen | male, | G730 → |
| ὃς | hos | who | G3739 → |
| μέλλει | mellei | is about | G3195 → |
| ποιμαίνειν | poimainein | to rule | G4165 → |
| πάντα | panta | all | G3956 → |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → |
| ἔθνη | ethnē | nations | G1484 → |
| ἐν | en | with | G1722 → |
| ῥάβδῳ | rhabdō | a rod | G4464 → |
| σιδηρᾷ. | sidēra | of iron. | G4603 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἡρπάσθη | hērpasthē | was caught up | G726 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| τέκνον | teknon | child | G5043 → |
| αὐτῆς | autēs | of her | G846 → |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 → |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεὸν | theon | God | G2316 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| θρόνον | thronon | throne | G2362 → |
| αὐτοῦ. | autou | of Him. | G846 → |
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