Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
Revelation 12:9
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἐβλήθη ὁ δράκων ὁ μέγας, ὁ ὄφις ὁ ἀρχαῖος, ὁ καλούμενος διάβολος καὶ ὁ Σατανᾶς ὁ πλανῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην ὅλην, ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν γῆν, καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐβλήθησαν.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἐβλήθηeblēthē“was thrown [out]”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from βάλλω · “to throw” · Strong's G0906G
  3. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. δράκωνdrakōn“dragon”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “dragon” · Strong's G1404
  5. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. μέγας,megas“great,”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
  7. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ὄφιςophis“serpent”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “snake” · Strong's G3789
  9. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἀρχαῖος,archaios“ancient,”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀρχαῖος · “ancient” · Strong's G0744
  11. ὁho“who”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. καλούμενοςkaloumenos“is called”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from καλέω · “to call” · Strong's G2564G
  13. διάβολοςdiabolos“[the] devil”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “devilish/the Devil” · Strong's G1228
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ΣατανᾶςSatanas“Satan”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Satan” · Strong's G4567
  17. ὁho“who”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. πλανῶνplanōn“is deceiving”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from πλανάω · “to lead astray” · Strong's G4105
  19. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēn“inhabited [world]”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from οἰκουμένη · “world” · Strong's G3625
  21. ὅλην,holēn“whole,”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὅλος · “all” · Strong's G3650
  22. ἐβλήθηeblēthē“He was thrown down”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from βάλλω · “to throw” · Strong's G0906G
  23. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  24. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. γῆν,gēn“earth,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093G
  26. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  27. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  28. ἄγγελοιangeloi“angels”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἄγγελος · “angel” · Strong's G0032G
  29. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  30. μετ᾽met᾽“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  31. αὐτοῦautou“him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  32. ἐβλήθησαν.eblēthēsan“were thrown down.”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from βάλλω · “to throw” · Strong's G0906G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)