8 {
"verseID": "Revelation.17.8",
"source": "Τὸ θηρίον ὃ εἶδες ἦν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν· καὶ μέλλει ἀναβαίνειν ἐκ τῆς ἀβύσσου, καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὑπάγειν: καὶ θαυμάσονται οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὧν οὐ γέγραπται τὰ ὀνόματα ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον τῆς ζωῆς ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, βλεπόντες τὸ θηρίον ὅ,τι ἦν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν, καὶπερ ἔστιν.",
"text": "The *thērion* which *eides* was, and not *estin*; and *mellei* *anabainein* from the *abyssou*, and into *apōleian* *hypagein*: and *thaumasontai* the ones *katoikountes* upon the *gēs*, of whom not *gegraptai* the *onomata* upon the *biblion* of the *zōēs* from *katabolēs* *kosmou*, *blepontes* the *thērion* which was, and not *estin*, though *estin*.",
"grammar": {
"*thērion*": "nominative singular neuter - beast",
"*eides*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd singular - you saw",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is",
"*mellei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is about to",
"*anabainein*": "present active infinitive - to come up/ascend",
"*abyssou*": "genitive singular feminine - of abyss/bottomless pit",
"*apōleian*": "accusative singular feminine - destruction/perdition",
"*hypagein*": "present active infinitive - to go",
"*thaumasontai*": "future middle/passive indicative, 3rd plural - will marvel/wonder",
"*katoikountes*": "present active participle, nominative plural masculine - dwelling/inhabiting",
"*gēs*": "genitive singular feminine - of earth/land",
"*gegraptai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd singular - have been written",
"*onomata*": "nominative plural neuter - names",
"*biblion*": "accusative singular neuter - book/scroll",
"*zōēs*": "genitive singular feminine - of life",
"*katabolēs*": "genitive singular feminine - foundation/creation",
"*kosmou*": "genitive singular masculine - of world",
"*blepontes*": "present active participle, nominative plural masculine - seeing"
},
"variants": {
"*thērion*": "beast/wild animal/brutal entity",
"*estin*": "is/exists/is present",
"*mellei*": "is about to/is going to/is destined to",
"*anabainein*": "to come up/ascend/rise",
"*abyssou*": "abyss/bottomless pit/depths",
"*apōleian*": "destruction/perdition/ruin",
"*hypagein*": "to go/depart/proceed",
"*thaumasontai*": "will marvel/will be amazed/will wonder",
"*katoikountes*": "dwelling/inhabiting/residing",
"*gegraptai*": "have been written/recorded/inscribed",
"*biblion*": "book/scroll/record",
"*zōēs*": "life/existence",
"*katabolēs*": "foundation/creation/beginning",
"*kosmou*": "world/universe/ordered system"
}
}