Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months. Young's Literal Translation And there was given to it a mouth speaking great things, and evil-speakings, and there was given to it authority to make war forty-two months, King James Bible And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty [and] two months. Greek [The beast]αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. was given ἐδόθη (edothē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. a mouth στόμα (stoma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 4750: The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. to speak λαλοῦν (laloun) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. arrogant μεγάλα (megala) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. blasphemous [words], βλασφημίας (blasphēmias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 988: Abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy. From blasphemos; vilification. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. authority ἐξουσία (exousia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1849: From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence. to act ποιῆσαι (poiēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. for 42 τεσσεράκοντα (tesserakonta) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 5062: Forty. The decade of tessares; forty. months. μῆνας (mēnas) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3376: A (lunar) month. A primary word; a month. |