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Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐβλήθηeblēthēwas cast outβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was cast out”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.was cast outὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichδράκωνdrakōndragonδράκωνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “dragon”, the subject formG1404a dragon or huge serpent; met: Satan.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μέγαςmegasgreatμέγαςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὄφιςophissnakeὄφιςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “snake”, the subject formG3789a serpent, snake; used of the devil or Satan.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχαῖοςarchaiosancientἀρχαῖοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “ancient”, the subject formG744original, primitive, ancient.This verse uses “ancient”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καλούμενοςkaloumenosto callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to call”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.ΔιάβολοςdiabolosdevilishΔιάβολοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “devilish”, the subject formG1228(adj. used often as a noun), slanderous; with the article: the Slanderer (par excellence), the Devil.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΣατανᾶςsatanasSatanΣατανᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Satan”, the subject formG4567an adversary, Satan.This verse uses “Satan”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πλανῶνplanōnto lead astrayπλανάω (planaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to lead astray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4105I lead astray, deceive, cause to wander.This verse uses “lead astray”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnworldοἰκουμένη (oikoumenē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “world”, the object formG3625(properly: the land that is being inhabited, the land in a state of habitation), the inhabited world, that is, the Roman world, for all outside it was regarded as of no account.ὅλην—holēnallὅλος (holos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “all”, the object formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.This verse uses “all”.ἐβλήθηeblēthēwere cast outβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “were cast out”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.were cast outεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γῆνgēnearthγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄγγελοιangeloiangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himμετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐβλήθησανeblēthēsanto throwβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to throw”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “throw”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the great dragon was cast forth — the old serpent, who is called 'Devil,' and 'the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world — he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

Darby Translation

And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, he who is called Devil and Satan, he who deceives the whole habitable world, he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Douay-Rheims

And that great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduceth the whole world; and he was cast unto the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

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