Revelation 20:8

“and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for the war; their number is like the sand of the sea.”

Revelation 20:8 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 20:8, word by word

will come outἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetai

go out

To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.

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to deceiveπλανῆσαιplanēsai

lead astray

To lead others the wrong way.

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the nationsἔθνηethnē

Gentile

The peoples who are not Israel.

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the fourτέσσαρσιtessarsi

four

Four.

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cornersγωνίαιςgōniais

corner

Corner.

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of the earthγῆςgēs

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

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GogΓὼγGōg

Gog

Gog: the name of the enemy of God's people in Ezekiel 38-39 and Revelation 20.

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MagogΜαγώγMagōg

Magog

Magog: the land of Gog in Ezekiel 38-39; in Revelation 20, a name for hostile nations.

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to gatherσυναγαγεῖνsynagagein

gather

To bring people or things together into one place.

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the warπόλεμονpolemon

war, battle

War; battle.

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numberἀριθμὸςarithmos

number

Number.

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the sandἄμμοςammos

sand

Sand.

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of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēs

sea

Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.

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Translation note

It recalls Ezekiel 38–39.

The context

7And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison

8 · This verse (above)

9And they went up over the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city; and fire came down from heaven and consumed them.

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