Revelation 8:11

“And the name of the star is called Wormwood. And a third of the waters became wormwood, and many of the people died from the waters, because they had been made bitter.”
Revelation 8:11 · direct translation from the Greek

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Andκαὶthe nameτὸ ὄνομαof the starτοῦ ἀστέροςis calledλέγεταιWormwood.ὁ ἌψινθοςAndκαὶa thirdτὸ τρίτονof the watersτῶν ὑδάτωνbecameἐγένετοwormwood,εἰς ἄψινθονandκαὶmanyπολλοὶof the peopleτῶν ἀνθρώπωνdiedἀπέθανονfromἐκthe waters,τῶν ὑδάτωνbecauseὅτιthey had been made bitter.ἐπικράνθησαν

Allusion · Jeremiah 9:15

Go to Jeremiah 9:15

Both texts speak of wormwood and of bitter waters.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

ἌψινθοςApsinthosG894לַעֲנָהlaanaH3939“wormwood”
ὑδάτωνhydatōnG5204מֵיmeH4325“water”

Revelation 8:11, word by word

the nameὄνομαonoma

name

The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.

Where else “onoma” appears

of the starἀστέροςasteros

star

Star, heavenly body.

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is calledλέγεταιlegetai

call

To call someone by a name.

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WormwoodἌψινθοςApsinthos

Wormwood

Wormwood: a very bitter plant; in Revelation, the name of a star.

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a thirdτρίτονtriton

a third

One of three equal parts of something.

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of the watersὑδάτωνhydatōn

water

The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.

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becameἐγένετοegeneto

become

To turn into something new, different from before.

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manyπολλοὶpolloi

many

A great number of people or things.

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of the peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn

person

A person, man or woman.

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diedἀπέθανονapethanon

die

To stop living: the end of life in the body.

Where else “apethanon” appears

they had been made bitterἐπικράνθησανepikranthēsan

make bitter

To give a bad taste, like wormwood.

Where else “epikranthēsan” appears

Translation note

“Wormwood”: a very bitter plant. It recalls Jeremiah 9:15.

The context

10And the third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a lamp, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of the waters.

11 · This verse (above)

12And the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon and a third of the stars, so that a third of them would be darkened, and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night likewise.

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