Revelation 13:15

“And it was given power to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause that as many as did not worship the image of the beast be killed.”

Revelation 13:15 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 13:15, word by word

it was givenἐδόθηedothē

give

To hand something to another freely, as a gift.

Where else “edothē” appears
breathπνεῦμαpneuma

breath

Literally "wind": the air of the lungs, what gives life.

Where else “pneuma” appears
to the imageεἰκόνιeikoni

image

Image, likeness.

Where else “eikoni” appears
of the beastθηρίουthēriou

beast

The monster of Revelation, God's enemy.

Where else “thēriou” appears
speakλαλήσῃlalēsēi

speak

To use voice and words to communicate with others.

Where else “lalēsēi” appears
causeποιήσῃpoiēsēi

make into

To make someone into something: "I will make you fishers".

Where else “poiēsēi” appears
worshipπροσκυνήσωσινproskynēsōsin

worship

To give honor and devotion to God, or other gods.

Where else “proskynēsōsin” appears
be killedἀποκτανθῶσινapoktanthōsin

kill

Kill.

Where else “apoktanthōsin” appears

Translation note

“Breath”: the same word as “spirit.”

The context

14And it deceives those who live on the earth by the signs that it was given to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image for the beast that has the wound of the sword and came to life.

15 · This verse (above)

16And it causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,

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