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Revelation 9:10–12

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Revelation 9:10

10And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

Revelation 9:11

11And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

Revelation 9:12

12One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.

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DEFINED WORDS

Revelation 9:10

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

tails

The part of an animal which terminates its body behind.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

like

Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely; or, as a verb, to please.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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scorpions

Venomous creatures with pincers and stinging tails; also figures of severe scourges.

Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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stings

Sharp organs or powers that pierce and cause pain; figuratively, the power by which death wounds.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

power

Ability, strength, authority, dominion, or the right and capacity to act.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hurt

To harm; to damage; to injure by occasioning loss.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

five

The number following four and preceding six.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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Revelation 9:11

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name

A word or appellation by which a person or thing is known; also reputation, character, authority, remembrance, or the person represented, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

Abaddon

The Hebrew name Abaddon, meaning destruction, given in the verse to the angel of the bottomless pit.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Greek

A Greek person or one belonging to the Greek-speaking world; also the Greek language.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

Apollyon

The Greek name Apollyon, meaning destroyer, given in the verse to the angel of the bottomless pit.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Revelation 9:12

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

One

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

two

The number equal to one and one.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hereafter

In time to come; in some future time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 10

  1. Revelation 9:5
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  2. Revelation 9:3
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  3. Revelation 9:19
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From verse 11

  1. Job 26:6
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  2. Revelation 9:1–2
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  3. 2 Corinthians 4:4
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  4. Ephesians 2:2
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  5. John 14:30
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From verse 12

  1. Revelation 11:14
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  2. Revelation 8:13–2
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  3. Revelation 9:13–21
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