Revelation 20:9
And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
BSB
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ASV
And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down out of heaven, and devoured them.
KJV
And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
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27 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἀνέβησαν | anebēsan | they marched up | G305 → |
| ἐπὶ | epi | over | G1909 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| πλάτος | platos | breadth | G4114 → |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 → |
| γῆς | gēs | earth | G1093 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἐκύκλευσαν | ekukleusan | encircled | |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| παρεμβολὴν | parembolēn | camp | G3925 → |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 → |
| ἁγίων | hagiōn | saints | G40 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| πόλιν | polin | city | G4172 → |
| τὴν | tēn | which | G3588 → |
| ἠγαπημένην. | ēgapēmenēn | beloved. | G25 → |
| καὶ | kai | But | G2532 → |
| κατέβη | katebē | came down | G2597 → |
| πῦρ | pur | fire | G4442 → |
| ἐκ | ek | out of | G1537 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | heaven | G3772 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| κατέφαγεν | katephagen | devoured | G2719 → |
| αὐτούς. | autous | them. | G846 → |
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