Revelation 20:9

“And 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.”

Revelation 20:9 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 20:9, word by word

they went upἀνέβησανanebēsan

go up

To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.

Where else “anebēsan” appears
the breadthπλάτοςplatos

breadth

Breadth, width.

Where else “platos” appears
of the earthγῆςgēs

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēs” appears
the campπαρεμβολὴνparembolēn

camp

A place of tents where a people or an army stayed.

Where else “parembolēn” appears
of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōn

saints

Believers, set apart because they belong to God.

Where else “hagiōn” appears
the belovedἠγαπημένηνēgapēmenēn

love

Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.

Where else “ēgapēmenēn” appears
cityπόλινpolin

city, town

City, town.

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fireπῦρpyr

fire

Fire.

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came downκατέβηkatebē

go down, come down

Go down, come down, descend.

Where else “katebē” appears
heavenοὐρανοῦouranou

sky

The vault we see above the earth, where birds fly and the stars are.

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consumedκατέφαγενkatephagen

consume, devour

Eat up, devour, consume.

Where else “katephagen” appears

The context

8and 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.

9 · This verse (above)

10And the Devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet also are, and they will be tormented day and night to the ages of the ages.

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