Andκαὶthey worshipedπροσεκύνησανthe dragon,τῷ δράκοντιbecauseὅτιhe had givenἔδωκενthe authorityτὴν ἐξουσίανto the beast;τῷ θηρίῳandκαὶthey worshipedπροσεκύνησανthe beast,τῷ θηρίῳsaying,λέγοντες“WhoΤίςislikeὅμοιοςthe beast,τῷ θηρίῳandκαὶwhoτίςcanδύναταιfightπολεμῆσαιagainstμετ’it?”αὐτοῦ
Revelation 13:4
Study it in the app“And they worshiped the dragon, because he had given the authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?””
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 13:4, word by word
- they worshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekynēsan
worship
To give honor and devotion to God, or other gods.
Where else “prosekynēsan” appears- the dragonδράκοντιdrakonti
dragon
Dragon: a huge serpent; in Revelation, a figure for the devil.
Where else “drakonti” appears- he had givenἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears- the authorityἐξουσίανexousian
authority
The right to command or act.
Where else “exousian” appears- to the beastθηρίῳthēriōi
beast
The monster of Revelation, God's enemy.
Where else “thēriōi” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- likeὅμοιοςhomoios
like
Like, similar.
Where else “homoios” appears- canδύναταιdynatai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appears- fightπολεμῆσαιpolemēsai
wage war, fight
Wage war, fight.
Where else “polemēsai” appears
The context
3And one of its heads was as if slaughtered to death, and its death wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast.
4 · This verse (above)
5And there was given to it a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and there was given to it authority to act for forty two months.