Revelation 16:12

And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
Revelation 16:12
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Original language and places

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 ὁ ἕκτος ἐξέχεεν τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν ποταμὸν τὸν μέγαν τὸν Εὐφράτην, καὶ ἐξηράνθη τὸ ὕδωρ αὐτοῦ ἵνα ἑτοιμασθῇ ἡ ὁδὸς τῶν βασιλέων τῶν ἀπὸ ἀνατολῆς ἡλίου.

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. ἕκτοςhektos“sixth”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “sixth” · Strong's G1623
  4. ἐξέχεενexecheen“poured out”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐκχέω · “to pour out” · Strong's G1632
  5. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. φιάληνphialēn“bowl”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from φιάλη · “bowl” · Strong's G5357
  7. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. ἐπὶepi“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  9. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ποταμὸνpotamon“river”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ποταμός · “river” · Strong's G4215
  11. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. μέγανmegan“great”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
  13. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. Εὐφράτην,Euphratēn“Euphrates,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Εὐφράτης · “Euphrates” · Strong's G2166
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. ἐξηράνθηexēranthē“was dried up”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ξηραίνω · “to dry” · Strong's G3583
  17. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. ὕδωρhudōr“water”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
  19. αὐτοῦautou“of it”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  20. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  21. ἑτοιμασθῇhetoimasthēa“may be prepared”
    Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἑτοιμάζω · “to make ready” · Strong's G2090
  22. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. ὁδὸςhodos“way”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁδός · “road” · Strong's G3598
  24. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. βασιλέωνbasileōn“kings”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from βασιλεύς · “king” · Strong's G0935
  26. τῶνtōn“<the>”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  27. ἀπὸapo“from the”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  28. ἀνατολῆςanatolēs“rising”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀνατολή · “east” · Strong's G0395
  29. ἡλίου.hēliou“of the sun.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἥλιος · “sun” · Strong's G2246
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)