Andκαὶthey went upἀνέβησανoverἐπὶthe breadthτὸ πλάτοςof the earthτῆς γῆςandκαὶsurroundedἐκύκλευσανthe campτὴν παρεμβολὴνof the saintsτῶν ἁγίωνandκαὶthe belovedτὴν ἠγαπημένηνcity;τὴν πόλινandκαὶfireπῦρcame downκατέβηfromἐκheavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦandκαὶconsumedκατέφαγενthem.αὐτούς
Revelation 20:9
Study it in the app“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.”
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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.
Where else “polin” appears- fireπῦρpyr
fire
Fire.
Where else “pyr” appears- 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.
Where else “ouranou” appears- 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.