Revelation 9:17

“And 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.”

Revelation 9:17 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 9:17, word by word

I sawεἶδονeidon

see

To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.

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the horsesἵππουςhippous

horse

Horse.

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the visionὁράσειhorasei

vision

An image God shows someone, beyond what the eyes see.

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those who satκαθημένουςkathēmenous

sit

To be seated somewhere, or riding on an animal.

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havingἔχονταςechontas

have

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

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breastplatesθώρακαςthōrakas

breastplate

Breastplate, the armor that protects the chest.

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the color of fireπυρίνουςpyrinous

fiery, of fire

Fiery, of fire, the color of fire.

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of hyacinthὑακινθίνουςhyakinthinous

of hyacinth, dark blue

Of hyacinth: the dark blue color of the jacinth stone.

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of sulfurθειώδειςtheiōdeis

sulfurous

Of sulfur, sulfur-yellow.

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the headsκεφαλαὶkephalai

head

The top part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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of lionsλεόντωνleontōn

lion

Lion.

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their mouthsστομάτωνstomatōn

mouth

The part of the face through which one eats and speaks; also what one says.

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comeἐκπορεύεταιekporeuetai

come out

To spring from within, like words from the mouth.

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fireπῦρpyr

fire

Fire.

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smokeκαπνὸςkapnos

smoke

Smoke.

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sulfurθεῖονtheion

sulfur

Sulfur, burning sulfur.

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The context

16And the number of the troops of cavalry was two hundred million; I heard their number.

17 · This verse (above)

18By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and the smoke and the sulfur that came out of their mouths.

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