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Revelation 16:18

And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.
Revelation 16:18
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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 ἐγένοντο ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί, καὶ σεισμὸς ἐγένετο μέγας οἷος οὐκ ἐγένετο ἀφ᾽ οὗ ἄνθρωπος ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, τηλικοῦτος σεισμὸς οὕτω μέγας.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἐγένοντοegenonto“there were”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  3. ἀστραπαὶastrapai“flashes of lightning”
    Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from ἀστραπή · “lightning” · Strong's G0796
  4. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. φωναὶphōnai“voices”
    Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from φωνή · “voice/sound” · Strong's G5456H
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. βρονταί,brontai“thunders”
    Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from βροντή · “thunder” · Strong's G1027
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. σεισμὸςseismos“an earthquake”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from σεισμός · “earthquake” · Strong's G4578
  10. ἐγένετοegeneto“there was”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  11. μέγαςmegas“great”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “great” · Strong's G3173
  12. οἷοςhoios“such as”
    Correlative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “such as” · Strong's G3634
  13. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  14. ἐγένετοegeneto“had there been”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  15. ἀφ᾽aph᾽“since”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  16. οὗhou“when”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  17. ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“man”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  18. ἐγένετοegeneto“was”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  19. ἐπὶepi“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  20. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. γῆς,gēs“earth,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093G
  22. τηλικοῦτοςtēlikoutos“so great”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “so great” · Strong's G5082
  23. σεισμὸςseismos“[was the] earthquake”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from σεισμός · “earthquake” · Strong's G4578
  24. οὕτωhoutō“so”
    Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
  25. μέγας.megas“mighty.”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)