Revelation 11:9

“And people from the peoples and tribes and languages and nations look at their corpse for three and a half days, and they do not allow their corpses to be placed in a tomb.”

Revelation 11:9 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 11:9, word by word

the peoplesλαῶνlaōn

people

A people, above all Israel, God's people.

Where else “laōn” appears
tribesφυλῶνphylōn

peoples

The peoples of the earth.

Where else “phylōn” appears
languagesγλωσσῶνglōssōn

language

The speech of a people.

Where else “glōssōn” appears
nationsἐθνῶνethnōn

nation

A people with its own land, language and customs.

Where else “ethnōn” appears
look atβλέπουσινblepousin

see

To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.

Where else “blepousin” appears
their corpseπτῶμαptōma

corpse

Dead body, corpse.

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for threeτρεῖςtreis

three

Three.

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a halfἥμισυhēmisy

half

Half.

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daysἡμέραςhēmeras

day

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

Where else “hēmeras” appears
allowἀφίουσινaphiousin

allow

To permit: the children coming to Jesus.

Where else “aphiousin” appears
to be placedτεθῆναιtethēnai

put

To put something somewhere.

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a tombμνῆμαmnēma

tomb

Tomb, grave.

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The context

8And their corpse will lie in the street of the great city, which is called spiritually Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.

9 · This verse (above)

10And those who live on the earth rejoice over them and celebrate, and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who live on the earth.

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