Revelation 9:16

“And the number of the troops of cavalry was two hundred million; I heard their number.”

Revelation 9:16 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 9:16, word by word

the numberἀριθμὸςarithmos

number

Number.

Where else “arithmos” appears
of the troopsστρατευμάτωνstrateumatōn

troops, army

Troops, army, soldiers.

Where else “strateumatōn” appears
of cavalryἱππικοῦhippikou

cavalry

Cavalry: troops on horseback.

Where else “hippikou” appears
two hundred millionμυριάδωνmyriadōn

ten thousand

Ten thousand, myriad; a countless multitude.

Where else “myriadōn” appears
I heardἤκουσαēkousa

hear

To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.

Where else “ēkousa” appears

Translation note

Literally: “two myriads of myriads.”

The context

15And the four angels were released, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, to kill a third of mankind.

16 · This verse (above)

17And this is how I saw the horses in the vision and those who sat on them, having breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of sulfur; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths come fire and smoke and sulfur.

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