andκαὶthrewἔβαλενhimαὐτὸνintoεἰςthe abyss,τὴν ἄβυσσονandκαὶshut itἔκλεισενandκαὶsealed itἐσφράγισενoverἐπάνωhim,αὐτοῦso thatἵναhe would notμὴdeceiveπλανήσῃthe nationsτὰ ἔθνηany longer,ἔτιuntilἄχριthe thousandτὰ χίλιαyearsἔτηwere completed.τελεσθῇAfterμετὰthese thingsταῦταheαὐτὸνmustδεῖbe releasedλυθῆναιfor a shortμικρὸνtime.χρόνον
Revelation 20:3
Study it in the app“and threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed. After these things he must be released for a short time.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 20:3, word by word
- threwἔβαλενebalen
throw
To hurl something or someone away from oneself.
Where else “ebalen” appears- the abyssἄβυσσονabysson
abyss
Abyss: the bottomless deep, the depths; the realm of the dead and of evil spirits.
Where else “abysson” appears- shut itἔκλεισενekleisen
shut, lock
Shut, lock.
Where else “ekleisen” appears- sealed itἐσφράγισενesphragisen
seal
Seal, put a seal on.
Where else “esphragisen” appears- overἐπάνωepanō
above
Higher than something, or ruling it.
Where else “epanō” appears- deceiveπλανήσῃplanēsēi
lead astray
To lead others the wrong way.
Where else “planēsēi” appears- the nationsἔθνηethnē
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnē” appears- untilἄχριachri
until
Until; as far as.
Where else “achri” appears- the thousandχίλιαchilia
thousand
A thousand.
Where else “chilia” appears- yearsἔτηetē
year
Year.
Where else “etē” appears- were completedτελεσθῇtelesthēi
finish
To bring to an end something being done.
Where else “telesthēi” appears- mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- be releasedλυθῆναιlythēnai
untie
To undo bonds, or set someone free.
Where else “lythēnai” appears- for a shortμικρὸνmikron
little while
A short amount, or a brief time that soon passes.
Where else “mikron” appears- timeχρόνονchronon
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronon” appears
The context
2And he seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
3 · This verse (above)
4And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand. And they came to life and reigned with the Messiah for a thousand years.