Revelation 8:5

“And the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar and threw it to the earth; and there were thunders and voices and lightnings and an earthquake.”

Revelation 8:5 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 8:5, word by word

the angelἄγγελοςangelos

angel

A messenger from heaven who serves God.

Where else “angelos” appears
tookεἴληφενeilēphen

take

To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.

Where else “eilēphen” appears
the censerλιβανωτόνlibanōton

censer, frankincense

Frankincense; also a censer, the vessel in which incense is burned.

Where else “libanōton” appears
filledἐγέμισενegemisen

fill

Fill, be filled.

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the fireπυρὸςpyros

fire

Fire.

Where else “pyros” appears
of the altarθυσιαστηρίουthysiastēriou

altar

Altar.

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threw itἔβαλενebalen

throw

To hurl something or someone away from oneself.

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the earthγῆνgēn

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēn” appears
there wereἐγένοντοegenonto

happen

For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.

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thundersβρονταὶbrontai

thunder

Thunder.

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voicesφωναὶphōnai

voice

Someone's voice, or a shout.

Where else “phōnai” appears
lightningsἀστραπαὶastrapai

lightning

The sudden light of lightning flashing across the sky in a storm.

Where else “astrapai” appears
an earthquakeσεισμόςseismos

earthquake

A shaking of the ground.

Where else “seismos” appears

The context

4And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the saints from the hand of the angel before God.

5 · This verse (above)

6And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to blow them.

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