Revelation 9:20
Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
BSB
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ASV
And the rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood; which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk:
KJV
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
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50 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → |
| λοιποὶ | loipoi | rest | G3062 → |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 → |
| ἀνθρώπων, | anthrōpōn | men | G444 → |
| οἳ | hoi | who | G3739 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| ἀπεκτάνθησαν | apektanthēsan | were killed | G615 → |
| ἐν | en | by | G1722 → |
| ταῖς | tais | <the> | G3588 → |
| πληγαῖς | plēgais | plagues | G4127 → |
| ταύταις, | tautais | these | G3778 → |
| οὐδὲ | oude | not even | G3761 → |
| μετενόησαν | metenoēsan | repented | G3340 → |
| ἐκ | ek | of | G1537 → |
| τῶν | tōn | the | G3588 → |
| ἔργων | ergōn | works | G2041 → |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 → |
| χειρῶν | cheirōn | hands | G5495 → |
| αὐτῶν, | autōn | of them, | G846 → |
| ἵνα | ina | so that | G2443 → |
| μὴ | mē | not | G3361 → |
| προσκυνήσουσιν | proskunēsousin | they will worship | G4352 → |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → |
| δαιμόνια | daimonia | demons | G1140 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → |
| εἴδωλα | eidōla | idols | G1497 → |
| τὰ | ta | <the> | G3588 → |
| χρυσᾶ | chrusa | golden | G5552 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τὰ | ta | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἀργυρᾶ | argura | silver | G693 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τὰ | ta | <the> | G3588 → |
| χαλκᾶ | chalka | bronze | G5470 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τὰ | ta | <the> | G3588 → |
| λίθινα | lithina | stone | G3035 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τὰ | ta | <the> | G3588 → |
| ξύλινα, | xulina | wooden, | G3585 → |
| ἃ | ha | which | G3739 → |
| οὔτε | oute | neither | G3777 → |
| βλέπειν | blepein | to see | G991 → |
| δύνανται | dunantai | are able | G1410 → |
| οὔτε | oute | nor | G3777 → |
| ἀκούειν | akouein | to hear | G191 → |
| οὔτε | oute | nor | G3777 → |
| περιπατεῖν, | peripatein | to walk, | G4043 → |
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