Andκαὶthe kingsοἱ βασιλεῖςof the earthτῆς γῆςandκαὶthe great onesοἱ μεγιστᾶνεςandκαὶthe commandersοἱ χιλίαρχοιandκαὶthe richοἱ πλούσιοιandκαὶthe strongοἱ ἰσχυροὶandκαὶeveryπᾶςslaveδοῦλοςandκαὶfree personἐλεύθεροςhidἔκρυψανthemselvesἑαυτοὺςinεἰςthe cavesτὰ σπήλαιαandκαὶamongεἰςthe rocksτὰς πέτραςof the mountains;τῶν ὀρέων
Revelation 6:15
Study it in the app“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;”
With the Greek beneath
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;