Revelation 9:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

one saying to the sixth angel that had one trumpet, Loose the four angels that are bound at the great river Euphrates.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγουσαν τῷ ἕκτῳ ἀγγέλῳ ὅς εἴχε τὴν σάλπιγγα, Λῦσον τοὺς τέσσαρας ἀγγέλους τοὺς δεδεμένους ἐπὶ τῷ ποταμῷ τῷ μεγάλῳ Εὐφράτῃ.

Transliteration

Legousan to the hektō angelō who eiche the salpinga, Lyson the tessaras angelous the dedemenous upon the potamō the megalō Euphratē.

Grammar Details

*Legousan*: present active participle, accusative, feminine, singular - saying
*hektō*: dative, masculine, singular, numeral - sixth
*angelō*: dative, masculine, singular - angel/messenger
*eiche*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was having
*salpinga*: accusative, feminine, singular - trumpet
*Lyson*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - loose/release
*tessaras*: accusative, masculine, plural, numeral - four
*angelous*: accusative, masculine, plural - angels/messengers
*dedemenous*: perfect passive participle, accusative, masculine, plural - having been bound
*potamō*: dative, masculine, singular - river
*megalō*: dative, masculine, singular - great/large
*Euphratē*: dative, masculine, singular - Euphrates

Word Meanings

*Lyson*: loose/release/untie
*dedemenous*: bound/tied/fettered
*potamō*: river/stream

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Referenced Verses

Rev 16:12 : 12 And the sixth {G32} poured out his bowl upon the great river, the [river] Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way might by made ready for the kings that [come] from the {G2246} sunrising.
Gen 2:14 : 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth in front of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
2 Sam 8:3 : 3 David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the {H6578} River.
Jer 51:63 : 63 And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates:
Rev 7:1 : 1 {G2532} After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on the earth, or on the sea, or upon any tree.
Rev 8:2 : 2 And I saw the seven angels that stand before God; and there were given unto them seven trumpets.
Rev 8:6 : 6 And the seven angels that had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
Rev 9:15 : 15 And the four angels were loosed, that had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they should kill the third part of men.

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