Study it in the app“And I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little scroll. And he says to me, “Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.””
AndκαὶI wentἀπῆλθαtoπρὸςthe angel,τὸν ἄγγελονtellingλέγωνhimαὐτῷto giveδοῦναίmeμοιthe little scroll.τὸ βιβλαρίδιονAndκαὶhe saysλέγειto me,μοι“TakeΛάβεandκαὶeatκατάφαγεit;αὐτόandκαὶit will makeπικρανεῖyourσουstomachτὴν κοιλίανbitter,πικρανεῖbutἀλλ’inἐνyour mouthτῷ στόματί σουit will beἔσταιsweetγλυκὺasὡςhoney.”μέλι
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apēltha” appearsangel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelon” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appearsgive
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dounai” appearslittle scroll
Little scroll: a small written scroll.
Where else “biblaridion” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “Labe” appearsconsume, devour
Eat up, devour, consume.
Where else “kataphage” appearsmake bitter
To give a bad taste, like wormwood.
Where else “pikranei” appearsbelly
The gut, or appetite.
Where else “koilian” appearsmouth
The part of the face through which one eats and speaks; also what one says.
Where else “stomati” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estai” appearssweet
Sweet; of water, fresh.
Where else “glyky” appearshoney
Honey.
Where else “meli” appearsIt recalls Ezekiel 2:8-3:3.
8And the voice that I heard from heaven was again speaking with me and saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
9 · This verse (above)
10And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.
