Revelation 9:14

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in 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 angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Gen 2:14 : 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
2 Sam 8:3 : 3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
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 Euphrates:
Rev 7:1 : 1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
Rev 8:2 : 2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
Rev 8:6 : 6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
Rev 9:15 : 15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

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