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Revelation 12:3

In Revelation 12 of Revelation.

And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὤφθηōphthēto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι, gaze).there appearedἄλλοalloanotherἄλλος (allos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “another”, the subject formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.anotherσημεῖονsēmeionwonderσημεῖονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “wonder”, the subject formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.wonderἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῷouranōheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the to- or for-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdδράκωνdrakōndragonδράκωνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “dragon”, the subject formG1404a dragon or huge serpent; met: Satan.dragonμέγαςmegasgreatμέγαςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.πυρρόςpurrosfiery redπυρρόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “fiery red”, the subject formG4450red, fire-colored.This verse uses “red”.ἔχωνechōnhavingἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “having”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.havingκεφαλὰςkephalasheadsκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “heads”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.headsἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “seven”, the object formG2033seven.sevenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.κέραταkeratahornκέρας (keras)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “horn”, the object formG2768(a) a horn, (b) a horn-like projection at the corner of an altar, (c) a horn as a symbol of power.δέκαdekatenδέκαadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “ten”, the object formG1176ten.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κεφαλὰςkephalasheadsκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “heads”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.headsαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “seven”, the object formG2033seven.διαδήματαdiadēmatadiademδιάδημα (diadēma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “diadem”, the object formG1238a head-wreath, crown, diadem.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And there was seen another sign in the heaven, and, lo, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his head seven diadems,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems.

Young’s Literal Translation

And there was seen another sign in the heaven, and, lo, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his head seven diadems,

World English Bible

Another sign was seen in heaven. Behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.

Darby Translation

And another sign was seen in the heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems;

Douay-Rheims

And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads, and ten horns: and on his head seven diadems:

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