Revelation 8:11

11Andκαὶtheτὸnameὄνομαtheτοῦstarἀστέροςis calledλέγεται·ὁWormwoodἌψινθος.Andκαὶbecameἐγένετοaτὸthirdτρίτονof theτῶνwatersὑδάτωνintoεἰςwormwoodἄψινθον,andκαὶmanyπολλοὶof theτῶνmenἀνθρώπωνdiedἀπέθανονfromἐκtheτῶνwatersὑδάτων,becauseὅτιthey were made bitterἐπικράνθησαν.

And the name of the star is called Wormwood. And a third of the waters became wormwood, and many of the men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.

Vocab difficulty

19.1

Rare words

  • Ἄψινθος

    Ἄψινθος

    wormwood.

  • ἄψινθον

    ἄψινθος

    wormwood.

  • ἐπικράνθησαν

    πικραίνω

    I make bitter, embitter; pass: I grow angry or harsh.