Revelation 12:9

“And the great dragon was thrown down, the ancient serpent, the one called the Devil and Satan, the one who deceives the whole inhabited world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.”
Revelation 12:9 · direct translation from the Greek

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Andκαὶthe greatὁ μέγαςdragonὁ δράκωνwas thrown down,ἐβλήθηthe ancientὁ ἀρχαῖοςserpent,ὁ ὄφιςthe oneὁcalledκαλούμενοςthe DevilΔιάβολοςandκαὶSatan,ὁ Σατανᾶςthe one who deceivesὁ πλανῶνthe wholeὅληνinhabited world;τὴν οἰκουμένηνhe was thrown downἐβλήθηtoεἰςthe earth,τὴν γῆνandκαὶhisαὐτοῦangelsοἱ ἄγγελοιwere thrown downἐβλήθησανwithμετ’him.αὐτοῦ

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Revelation 12:9 speaks of “the ancient serpent” and calls it the Devil and Satan; Genesis 3 calls its character simply “the serpent.”

The same term appears in both passages.

ὄφιςophisG3789נָּחָשׁnajashH5175“serpent”

Revelation 12:9, word by word

the greatμέγαςmegas

large

Of great size, taking up much space.

Where else “megas” appears

dragonδράκωνdrakōn

dragon

Dragon: a huge serpent; in Revelation, a figure for the devil.

Where else “drakōn” appears

was thrown downἐβλήθηeblēthē

throw

To hurl something or someone away from oneself.

Where else “eblēthē” appears

the ancientἀρχαῖοςarchaios

ancient, old

Ancient, old, from the beginning; "the ancients", the earlier generations.

Where else “archaios” appears

serpentὄφιςophis

snake

Snake, serpent.

Where else “ophis” appears

calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenos

call

To give someone a name.

Where else “kaloumenos” appears

the DevilΔιάβολοςDiabolos

devil

The enemy of God and of people, who accuses, tempts and deceives.

Where else “Diabolos” appears

SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas

Satan

Satan, a Hebrew name meaning "the adversary", the enemy of God.

Where else “Satanas” appears

the one who deceivesπλανῶνplanōn

lead astray

To lead others the wrong way.

Where else “planōn” appears

the wholeὅληνholēn

whole, all

Whole, entire, all.

Where else “holēn” appears

inhabited worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēn

inhabited world

The inhabited world, the earth where people live; also the Roman world.

Where else “oikoumenēn” appears

the earthγῆνgēn

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēn” appears

angelsἄγγελοιangeloi

angel

A messenger from heaven who serves God.

Where else “angeloi” appears

Translation note

It recalls Genesis 3:1-15.

The context

8and they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them any longer in heaven.

9 · This verse (above)

10And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah, because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, the one who accuses them before our God day and night.

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