Revelation 9:2

“And he opened the shaft of the abyss, and smoke went up from the shaft like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the shaft.”

Revelation 9:2 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 9:2, word by word

he openedἤνοιξενēnoixen

open

Open.

Where else “ēnoixen” appears
the shaftφρέαρphrear

well

Well.

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of the abyssἀβύσσουabyssou

abyss

Abyss: the bottomless deep, the depths; the realm of the dead and of evil spirits.

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smokeκαπνὸςkapnos

smoke

Smoke.

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went upἀνέβηanebē

go up

To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.

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of a greatμεγάληςmegalēs

large

Of great size, taking up much space.

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furnaceκαμίνουkaminou

furnace

Furnace, a large oven for fire.

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the sunἥλιοςhēlios

sun

Sun.

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the airἀὴρaēr

air

Air, the air around the earth.

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were darkenedἐσκοτώθηeskotōthē

be darkened

Be darkened, become dark.

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The context

1And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to the earth; and the key of the shaft of the abyss was given to him.

2 · This verse (above)

3And out of the smoke came locusts onto the earth, and authority was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have authority.

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