Revelation 12:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἔβαλεν ὁ ὄφις εκʼ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ὀπίσω τῆς γυναικὸς ὕδωρ ὡς ποταμόν, ἵνα αὐτὴν ποταμοφόρητον ποιήσῃ.

Transliteration

And ebalen the ophis ek the stomatos of him opisō of the gynaikos hydōr hōs potamon, hina her potamophorēton poiēsē.

Grammar Details

• *ebalen*: aorist active, 3rd singular - cast/threw
• *ophis*: nominative, masculine, singular - serpent
• *ek*: preposition + genitive - out of/from
• *stomatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - mouth
• *opisō*: preposition + genitive - after/behind
• *gynaikos*: genitive, feminine, singular - woman
• *hydōr*: accusative, neuter, singular - water
• *hōs*: comparative particle - as/like
• *potamon*: accusative, masculine, singular - river
• *hina*: conjunction - so that/in order that
• *potamophorēton*: accusative, feminine, singular - carried away by river
• *poiēsē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - he might make/cause

Word Meanings

• *ebalen*: cast/threw/poured out
• *opisō*: after/behind/following
• *hydōr hōs potamon*: water like a river/flood of water
• *potamophorēton*: carried away by river/swept away by flood

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then, out of his mouth, the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the flood.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the dragon cast out of his mouth water after the woman as it had bene a ryver because she hulde have bene caught of the floud.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the dragon cast out of his mouth water after the woma, as it had bene a ryuer, that he might cause her to be caught of ye floud.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the serpent cast out of his mouth water after the woman, like a flood, that he might cause her to be caried away of the flood.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the serpent cast out of his mouth water after the woman as it had ben a fludde, that he myght cause her to be caryed away of the fludde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the serpent did cast forth after the woman, out of his mouth, water as a river, that he may cause her to be carried away by the river,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the snake sent out of his mouth after the woman a river of water, so that she might be taken away by the stream.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then the serpent spouted water like a river out of his mouth after the woman in an attempt to sweep her away by a flood,

Referenced Verses

• Isa 59:19 : 19 So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.
• Rev 17:15 : 15 Then he said to me, The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
• Ps 18:4 : 4 The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
• Ps 65:7 : 7 Who stills the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
• Ps 93:3-4 : 3 The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. 4 The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yes, than the mighty waves of the sea.
• Isa 8:7 : 7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:
• Isa 28:2 : 2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, who shall cast down to the earth with the hand.