Revelation 9:17

17AndκαὶthusοὕτωςI sawεἶδονtheτοὺςhorsesἵππουςinἐνtheτῇvisionὁράσειandκαὶthoseτοὺςsittingκαθημένουςonἐπ’themαὐτῶν,havingἔχονταςbreastplatesθώρακαςfieryπυρίνουςandκαὶhyacinthineὑακινθίνουςandκαὶbrimstoneθειώδεις·Andκαὶtheαἱheadsκεφαλαὶof theτῶνhorses [were]ἵππωνlikeὡςheadsκεφαλαὶof lionsλεόντων,andκαὶout ofἐκtheτῶνmouthsστομάτωνof themαὐτῶνproceedἐκπορεύεταιfireπῦρandκαὶsmokeκαπνὸςandκαὶbrimstoneθεῖον.

And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those sitting on them, having fiery and hyacinthine and sulfurous breastplates. And the heads of the horses [were] like heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceed fire and smoke and sulfur.

Vocab difficulty

45.5

Rare words

  • ὁράσει

    ὅρασις

    a sight, vision, appearance.

  • πυρίνους

    πύρινος

    fiery, glittering.

  • ὑακινθίνους

    ὑακίνθινος

    dark purple or blue, of the color of hyacinth.

  • θειώδεις

    θειώδης

    of brimstone, sulfurous.