AfterΜετὰthese thingsταῦταI sawεἶδονanotherἄλλονangelἄγγελονcoming downκαταβαίνονταfromἐκheaven,τοῦ οὐρανοῦhavingἔχονταgreatμεγάληνauthority,ἐξουσίανandκαὶthe earthἡ γῆwas lit upἐφωτίσθηbyἐκhisαὐτοῦglory.τῆς δόξης
Revelation 18:1
Study it in the app“After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was lit up by his glory.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 18:1, word by word
- I sawεἶδονeidon
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eidon” appears- anotherἄλλονallon
other, another
Other, another.
Where else “allon” appears- angelἄγγελονangelon
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelon” appears- coming downκαταβαίνονταkatabainonta
go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katabainonta” appears- heavenοὐρανοῦouranou
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranou” appears- havingἔχονταechonta
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echonta” appears- greatμεγάληνmegalēn
intense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megalēn” appears- authorityἐξουσίανexousian
authority
The right to command or act.
Where else “exousian” appears- the earthγῆgē
earth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gē” appears- was lit upἐφωτίσθηephōtisthē
give light
To fill a place with light so it can be seen.
Where else “ephōtisthē” appears- gloryδόξηςdoxēs
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxēs” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! And she has become a dwelling place of demons and a haunt of every unclean spirit, and a haunt of every unclean bird, and a haunt of every unclean and hated beast,