Revelation 9:5 Greek Word Analysis

12	And	καὶ	g2532
1	it was given	ἐδόθη	g1325
15	their	αὐτῶν	g846
8	that	ἵνα	g2443
4		μὴ	g3361
5	kill	ἀποκτείνωσιν	g615
15	their	αὐτῶν	g846
7	but	ἀλλ'	g235
8	that	ἵνα	g2443
9	they should be tormented	βασανισθῶσιν	g928
10	months	μῆνας	g3376
11	five	πέντε	g4002
12	And	καὶ	g2532
13		ὁ	g3588
17	the torment	βασανισμὸς	g929
15	their	αὐτῶν	g846
16	was as	ὡς	g5613
17	the torment	βασανισμὸς	g929
18	of a scorpion	σκορπίου	g4651
19	when	ὅταν	g3752
20	he striketh	παίσῃ	g3817
21	a man	ἄνθρωπον	g444

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it was given them 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 it striketh a man.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And orders were given them not to put them to death, but to give them great pain for five months: and their pain was as the pain from the wound of a scorpion.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

and it was given to them 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 it strikes a man.

World English Bible (WEB)

They were given power not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion, when it strikes a person.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment `is' as the torment of a scorpion, when it may strike a man;