andκαὶwill come outἐξελεύσεταιto deceiveπλανῆσαιthe nationsτὰ ἔθνηthat areτὰatἐνthe fourταῖς τέσσαρσιcornersγωνίαιςof the earth,τῆς γῆςGogτὸν ΓὼγandκαὶMagog,Μαγώγto gatherσυναγαγεῖνthemαὐτοὺςforεἰςthe war;τὸν πόλεμονtheirὧν αὐτῶνnumberὁ ἀριθμὸςislikeὡςthe sandἡ ἄμμοςof the sea.τῆς θαλάσσης
Revelation 20:8
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 20:8, word by word
- will come outἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetai
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exeleusetai” appears- to deceiveπλανῆσαιplanēsai
lead astray
To lead others the wrong way.
Where else “planēsai” appears- the nationsἔθνηethnē
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnē” appears- the fourτέσσαρσιtessarsi
four
Four.
Where else “tessarsi” appears- cornersγωνίαιςgōniais
corner
Corner.
Where else “gōniais” appears- of the earthγῆςgēs
earth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gēs” appears- GogΓὼγGōg
Gog
Gog: the name of the enemy of God's people in Ezekiel 38-39 and Revelation 20.
Where else “Gōg” appears- MagogΜαγώγMagōg
Magog
Magog: the land of Gog in Ezekiel 38-39; in Revelation 20, a name for hostile nations.
Where else “Magōg” appears- to gatherσυναγαγεῖνsynagagein
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synagagein” appears- the warπόλεμονpolemon
war, battle
War; battle.
Where else “polemon” appears- numberἀριθμὸςarithmos
number
Number.
Where else “arithmos” appears- the sandἄμμοςammos
sand
Sand.
Where else “ammos” appears- of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēs
sea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
Where else “thalassēs” appears
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.