REVELATION 13:1

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.”

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Revelation 13:1 Translation & Meaning

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And Καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words And
I stood ἐστάθην To stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively) stood
upon ἐπὶ Properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc upon
the τὴν The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
sand ἄμμον Sand (as heaped on the beach) sand
of θαλάσσης The sea (genitive case or specially) of
the τῆς The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
sea, θαλάσσης The sea (genitive case or specially) sea
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
saw εἶδον Used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know saw
a beast θηρίον A dangerous animal beast
rise up ἀναβαῖνον To go up (literally or figuratively) rise up
out of ἐκ A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) out
the τῆς The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
sea, θαλάσσης The sea (genitive case or specially) sea
having ἔχον To hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition) having
seven ἑπτά Seven seven
heads κεφαλὰς The head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively heads
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
ten δέκα Ten ten
horns, κέρατα A horn (literally or figuratively) horns
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
upon ἐπὶ Properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc upon
his αὐτοῦ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons his
horns κεράτων A horn (literally or figuratively) horns
ten δέκα Ten ten
crowns, διαδήματα A "diadem" (as bound about the head) crowns
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
upon ἐπὶ Properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc upon
his αὐτοῦ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons his
heads κεφαλὰς The head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively heads
the name ὀνόμα A "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character) name
of blasphemy. βλασφημίας Vilification (especially against God) blasphemy

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  • 1  And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

  • 2  And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

  • 3  And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.




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