4. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Revelation 12:4:1 ⧉καὶkeand Revelation 12:4:2 ⧉ἡeethe Revelation 12:4:3 ⧉οὐρᾶooratail Revelation 12:4:4 ⧉αὐτοῦavtooof him Revelation 12:4:5 ⧉σύρειseereedrags Revelation 12:4:6 ⧉τὸtothe Revelation 12:4:7 ⧉τρίτονtritonthird Revelation 12:4:8 ⧉τῶνtonof the Revelation 12:4:9 ⧉ἀστέρωνasteronstars Revelation 12:4:10 ⧉τοῦtooof the Revelation 12:4:11 ⧉οὐρανοῦooranooheaven Revelation 12:4:12 ⧉καὶkeand Revelation 12:4:13 ⧉ἔβαλενevalenhe threw Revelation 12:4:14 ⧉αὐτοὺςavtoosthem Revelation 12:4:15 ⧉εἰςeesinto Revelation 12:4:16 ⧉τὴνteenthe Revelation 12:4:17 ⧉γῆνyeenearth Revelation 12:4:18 ⧉καὶkeand Revelation 12:4:19 ⧉ὁothe Revelation 12:4:20 ⧉δράκωνdrakondragon Revelation 12:4:21 ⧉ἕστηκενesteekenhas stood Revelation 12:4:22 ⧉ἐνώπιονenopeeonbefore Revelation 12:4:23 ⧉τῆςteesthe Revelation 12:4:24 ⧉γυναικὸςyeenekoswoman Revelation 12:4:25 ⧉τῆςteesthe Revelation 12:4:26 ⧉μελλούσηςmellooseesbeing about to Revelation 12:4:27 ⧉τεκεῖνtekeento give birth Revelation 12:4:28 ⧉ἵναeenaso that Revelation 12:4:29 ⧉ὅτανotanwhen Revelation 12:4:30 ⧉τέκῃtekeeshe gives birth Revelation 12:4:31 ⧉τὸtothe Revelation 12:4:32 ⧉τέκνονteknonchild Revelation 12:4:33 ⧉αὐτῆςafteesof her Revelation 12:4:34 ⧉καταφάγῃkatafayeehe might devour |
4. Formal Translation And his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and hurled them to the earth; and the dragon positioned himself before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it. |
4. Dynamic Translation His tail dragged a third of the stars from heaven and flung them down to earth. The dragon then waited before the woman ready to give birth, intending to consume her child the moment she gave birth. |