Revelation 9:10
Strong's Lexicon
They had
ἔχουσιν (echousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

tails
οὐρὰς (ouras)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3769: A tail. Apparently a primary word; a tail.

with
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

stingers
κέντρα (kentra)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2759: A sting, goad; met: of death. From kenteo; a point, i.e. A sting or goad.

like
ὁμοίας (homoias)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3664: Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar.

scorpions,
σκορπίοις (skorpiois)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4651: A scorpion. Probably from an obsolete skerpo; a 'scorpion'.

[which]
οὐραῖς (ourais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3769: A tail. Apparently a primary word; a tail.

had
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 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.

the
()
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

power
ἐξουσία (exousia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1849: From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence.

to injure
ἀδικῆσαι (adikēsai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 91: To act unjustly towards, injure, harm. From adikos; to be unjust, i.e. do wrong.

people
ἀνθρώπους (anthrōpous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

for five
πέντε (pente)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4002: Five. A primary number; 'five'.

months.
μῆνας (mēnas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3376: A (lunar) month. A primary word; a month.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.

Young's Literal Translation
and they have tails like to scorpions, and stings were in their tails; and their authority [is] to injure men five months;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and they had tails with stingers like scorpions, so that with their tails they had the power to harm people for five months.

New American Standard Bible
They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months.

King James Bible
And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power [was] to hurt men five months.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months.

New Living Translation
They had tails that stung like scorpions, and for five months they had the power to torment people.

English Standard Version
They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people for five months is in their tails.

New American Standard Bible
They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months.

King James Bible
And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and they had tails with stingers like scorpions, so that with their tails they had the power to harm people for five months.

International Standard Version
They had tails and stingers like scorpions, and they had the power to hurt people with their tails for five months.

NET Bible
They have tails and stingers like scorpions, and their ability to injure people for five months is in their tails.

American Standard Version
And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five months.

English Revised Version
And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five months.

Young's Literal Translation
and they have tails like to scorpions, and stings were in their tails; and their authority is to injure men five months;
















Cross References
2 Chronicles 10:11
For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

2 Chronicles 10:14
And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

Ezekiel 2:6
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

Revelation 9:3
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Revelation 9:5
And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

Revelation 9:19
For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

Revelation 1:1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Revelation 9:9
And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.

Revelation 9:8
And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

Revelation 9:7
And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

Revelation 9:11
And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
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