Revelation 8:9

“and a third of the creatures in the sea, those that had life, died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.”

Revelation 8:9 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 8:9, word by word

a thirdτρίτονtriton

a third

One of three equal parts of something.

Where else “triton” appears
of the creaturesκτισμάτωνktismatōn

creature

Something created, a creature.

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the seaθαλάσσῃthalassēi

sea

Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.

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hadἔχονταechonta

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

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lifeψυχάςpsychas

life

Literally "soul": one's being alive, which can be saved, lost or given.

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diedἀπέθανεapethane

die

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

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of the shipsπλοίωνploiōn

boat

Boat.

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were destroyedδιεφθάρησανdiephtharēsan

destroy

To ruin something completely, or to wear away little by little.

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The context

8And the second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood,

9 · This verse (above)

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.

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