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Andκαὶthe earthἡ γῆhelpedἐβοήθησενthe woman,τῇ γυναικίandκαὶthe earthἡ γῆopenedἤνοιξενitsαὐτῆςmouthτὸ στόμαandκαὶswallowedκατέπιενthe riverτὸν ποταμὸνthatὃνthe dragonὁ δράκωνhad thrownἔβαλενout ofἐκhisαὐτοῦmouth.τοῦ στόματος
Revelation 12:16
Study it in the app“And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had thrown out of his mouth.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 12:16, word by word
- the earthγῆgē
earth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gē” appears- helpedἐβοήθησενeboēthēsen
help
Help, come to the aid of.
Where else “eboēthēsen” appears- the womanγυναικίgynaiki
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynaiki” appears- openedἤνοιξενēnoixen
open
Open.
Where else “ēnoixen” appears- mouthστόμαstoma
mouth
The part of the face through which one eats and speaks; also what one says.
Where else “stoma” appears- swallowedκατέπιενkatepien
swallow, devour
Swallow, gulp down, devour; swallow up.
Where else “katepien” appears- the riverποταμὸνpotamon
river
River; a stream of water.
Where else “potamon” appears- the dragonδράκωνdrakōn
dragon
Dragon: a huge serpent; in Revelation, a figure for the devil.
Where else “drakōn” appears- had thrownἔβαλενebalen
throw
To hurl something or someone away from oneself.
Where else “ebalen” appears
The context
15And the serpent threw out of his mouth water like a river after the woman, so that he might make her swept away by the river.
16 · This verse (above)
17And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her offspring, those who keep the commandments of God and hold the testimony of Jesus.