Revelation 11:3

“And I will grant to my two witnesses that they will prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.””

Revelation 11:3 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 11:3, word by word

I will grantδώσωdōsō

grant

To let someone do something.

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to my twoδυσὶνdysin

two

Two.

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witnessesμάρτυσίνmartysin

witness

Someone who tells what they saw or heard.

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they will prophesyπροφητεύσουσινprophēteusousin

prophesy

Prophesy: speak on God's behalf.

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for one thousandχιλίαςchilias

thousand

A thousand.

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two hundredδιακοσίαςdiakosias

two hundred

Two hundred.

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sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkonta

sixty

Sixty.

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daysἡμέραςhēmeras

day

A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”

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clothedπεριβεβλημένοιperibeblēmenoi

clothe, put around

Clothe, put a garment around; dress oneself.

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in sackclothσάκκουςsakkous

sackcloth

Sackcloth: rough cloth woven from hair, worn as a sign of mourning or repentance.

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The context

2And the court outside the sanctuary, leave it out, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.

3 · This verse (above)

4These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.

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