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AndΚαὶthere wasἐγένετοwarπόλεμοςinἐνheaven:τῷ οὐρανῷMichaelὁ Μιχαὴλandκαὶhisαὐτοῦangelsοἱ ἄγγελοιwent outto fightτοῦ πολεμῆσαιagainstμετὰthe dragon.τοῦ δράκοντοςAndκαὶthe dragonὁ δράκωνfought,ἐπολέμησενandκαὶhisαὐτοῦangels,οἱ ἄγγελοι
Revelation 12:7
Study it in the app“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels went out to fight against the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels,”
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Revelation 12:7, word by word
- there wasἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- warπόλεμοςpolemos
war, battle
War; battle.
Where else “polemos” appears- heavenοὐρανῷouranōi
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranōi” appears- MichaelΜιχαὴλMichaēl
Michael
Michael, an archangel.
Where else “Michaēl” appears- angelsἄγγελοιangeloi
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angeloi” appears- to fightπολεμῆσαιpolemēsai
wage war, fight
Wage war, fight.
Where else “polemēsai” appears- the dragonδράκοντοςdrakontos
dragon
Dragon: a huge serpent; in Revelation, a figure for the devil.
Where else “drakontos” appears
The context
6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has there a place prepared by God, so that there they may nourish her for one thousand two hundred sixty days.
7 · This verse (above)
8and they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them any longer in heaven.