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Revelation 9:19

For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

KJV

ἡ γὰρ ἐξουσία τῶν ἵππων ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν ἐστιν καὶ ἐν ταῖς οὐραῖς αὐτῶν· αἱ γὰρ οὐραὶ αὐτῶν ὅμοιαι ὄφεσιν, ἔχουσαι κεφαλάς, καὶ ἐν αὐταῖς ἀδικοῦσιν.

Greek NT

Potestas enim equorum in ore eorum est, et in caudis eorum, nam caudæ eorum similes serpentibus, habentes capita : et in his nocent.

Vulgate

For the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails are like unto serpents, and have heads; and with them they hurt.

ASV

For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails. For, their tails are like to serpents and have heads: and with them they hurt.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κεφαλή
kephale
noun · 75×
οὐρά
oura
noun · 5×
στόμα
stoma
noun · 78×
ἀδικέω
adikeo
verb · 27×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐξουσία
exousia
noun · 102×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
ἵππος
ippos
noun · 17×
o
article · 19778×
ὄφις
ophis
noun · 14×
ὅμοιος
omoios
adjective · 45×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ὄφεσιν | WH/Treg/NIV: ὄφεσιν | RP: ὄφεων
  • ὄφεσινSBLGNT
  • ὄφεσινWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὄφεωνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 9:15 — The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
  • Rev 9:10 — And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.