Revelation 6:15

“And the kings of the earth and the great ones and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;”

Revelation 6:15 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 6:15, word by word

the kingsβασιλεῖςbasileis

king

The one who rules a people with the highest authority.

Where else “basileis” appears
of the earthγῆςgēs

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēs” appears
the great onesμεγιστᾶνεςmegistanes

noble

High official, great man.

Where else “megistanes” appears
the commandersχιλίαρχοιchiliarchoi

commander

Commander: an officer over a thousand soldiers.

Where else “chiliarchoi” appears
the richπλούσιοιplousioi

rich

Someone with many possessions.

Where else “plousioi” appears
the strongἰσχυροὶischyroi

strong

Strong, mighty.

Where else “ischyroi” appears
slaveδοῦλοςdoulos

slave

A person who belongs to a master and serves him.

Where else “doulos” appears
free personἐλεύθεροςeleutheros

free

A person who belongs to no master and is in charge of their own life.

Where else “eleutheros” appears
hidἔκρυψανekrypsan

hide

Hide, conceal.

Where else “ekrypsan” appears
the cavesσπήλαιαspēlaia

cave

Cave.

Where else “spēlaia” appears
the rocksπέτραςpetras

rock

Rock, bedrock.

Where else “petras” appears
of the mountainsὀρέωνoreōn

mountain

Mountain, hill.

Where else “oreōn” appears

The context

14And the sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved from their places.

15 · This verse (above)

16and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb;

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