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
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.
- ΚαὶKai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἕκτοςhektos“sixth”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “sixth” · Strong's G1623
- ἐξέχεενexecheen“poured out”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐκχέω · “to pour out” · Strong's G1632
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- φιάληνphialēn“bowl”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from φιάλη · “bowl” · Strong's G5357
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐπὶepi“upon”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ποταμὸνpotamon“river”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ποταμός · “river” · Strong's G4215
- τὸνton“<the>”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μέγανmegan“great”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
- τὸνton“<the>”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- Εὐφράτην,Euphratēn“Euphrates,”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Εὐφράτης · “Euphrates” · Strong's G2166
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐξηράνθηexēranthē“was dried up”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ξηραίνω · “to dry” · Strong's G3583
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὕδωρhudōr“water”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
- αὐτοῦautou“of it”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἵναina“so that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- ἑτοιμασθῇhetoimasthēa“may be prepared”Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἑτοιμάζω · “to make ready” · Strong's G2090
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὁδὸςhodos“way”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁδός · “road” · Strong's G3598
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- βασιλέωνbasileōn“kings”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from βασιλεύς · “king” · Strong's G0935
- τῶνtōn“<the>”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀπὸapo“from the”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- ἀνατολῆςanatolēs“rising”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀνατολή · “east” · Strong's G0395
- ἡλίου.hēliou“of the sun.”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἥλιος · “sun” · Strong's G2246
Places named in this verse
- Eastregion · Identification: certain · Map of East (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about East on OpenBible.info
- Euphratesriver · Identification: certain · Map of Euphrates (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Euphrates on OpenBible.info