Mark 13:8

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
Mark 13:8
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Original language (Greek)

ἐγερθήσεται γὰρ ἔθνος ἐπ᾽ ἔθνος καὶ βασιλεία ἐπὶ βασιλείαν· ἔσονται σεισμοὶ κατὰ τόπους· ἔσονται λιμοί ἀρχὴ ὠδίνων ταῦτα.

  1. ἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetai“Will rise up”
    Verb, future, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐγείρω · “to arise” · Strong's G1453
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ἔθνοςethnos“nation”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “Gentile nation” · Strong's G1484
  4. ἐπ᾽ep᾽“against”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  5. ἔθνοςethnos“nation”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “Gentile nation” · Strong's G1484
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. βασιλείαbasileia“kingdom”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  8. ἐπὶepi“against”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  9. βασιλείαν·basileian“kingdom;”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  10. ἔσονταιesontai“There will be”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  11. σεισμοὶseismoi“earthquakes”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from σεισμός · “earthquake” · Strong's G4578
  12. κατὰkata“throughout”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  13. τόπους·topous“places;”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from τόπος · “place” · Strong's G5117
  14. ἔσονταιesontai“there will be”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  15. λιμοίlimoi“famines”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from λιμός · “hunger” · Strong's G3042
  16. ἀρχὴarchē“[The] beginning”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἀρχή · “beginning” · Strong's G0746
  17. ὠδίνωνōdinōn“of birth pains [are]”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from ὠδίν · “labor” · Strong's G5604
  18. ταῦτα.tauta“these.”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)