Andκαὶthere wereἐγένοντοlightningsἀστραπαὶandκαὶvoicesφωναὶandκαὶthunders,βρονταίandκαὶthere wasἐγένετοa greatμέγαςearthquake,σεισμὸςsuch asοἷοςhad notοὐκoccurredἐγένετοsinceἀφ’ οὗpeopleἄνθρωποιhave beenἐγένοντοonἐπὶthe earth,τῆς γῆςsuchτηλικοῦτοςan earthquake,σεισμὸςsoοὕτωgreat.μέγας
Revelation 16:18
Study it in the app“And there were lightnings and voices and thunders, and there was a great earthquake, such as had not occurred since people have been on the earth, such an earthquake, so great.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 16:18, word by word
- there wereἐγένοντοegenonto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egenonto” appears- lightningsἀστραπαὶastrapai
lightning
The sudden light of lightning flashing across the sky in a storm.
Where else “astrapai” appears- voicesφωναὶphōnai
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnai” appears- thundersβρονταίbrontai
thunder
Thunder.
Where else “brontai” appears- a greatμέγαςmegas
intense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megas” appears- earthquakeσεισμὸςseismos
earthquake
A shaking of the ground.
Where else “seismos” appears- such asοἷοςhoios
such as
Of what kind, such as.
Where else “hoios” appears- peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoi
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpoi” appears- the earthγῆςgēs
earth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gēs” appears- suchτηλικοῦτοςtēlikoutos
so great
So great, of such size.
Where else “tēlikoutos” appears
Translation note
It recalls Daniel 12:1.
The context
17And the seventh poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the sanctuary, from the throne, saying, “It is done!”
18 · This verse (above)
19And the great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And Babylon the great was remembered before God, so that he would give her the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath.