KJV: And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
YLT: and the number of the forces of the horsemen is two myriads of myriads, and I heard the number of them.
Darby: and the number of the hosts of horse was twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number.
ASV: And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard the number of them.
| ἀριθμὸς | number |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἀριθμός Sense: a fixed and definite number. |
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| τῶν | of the |
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Parse: Article, Genitive Neuter Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| στρατευμάτων | armies |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Neuter Plural Root: στράτευμα Sense: an army. |
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| τοῦ | of the |
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Parse: Article, Genitive Neuter Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| ἱππικοῦ | cavalry [was] |
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Parse: Adjective, Genitive Neuter Singular Root: ἱππικός Sense: equestrian, the horse(men), cavalry. |
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| δισμυριάδες | twice ten thousand |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Plural Root: δίς Sense: twice. |
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| μυριάδων | ten thousands |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Plural Root: μυριάς Sense: ten thousand. |
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| ἤκουσα | I heard |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular Root: ἀκουστός Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf. |
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| ἀριθμὸν | number |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: ἀριθμός Sense: a fixed and definite number. |
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| αὐτῶν | of them |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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Greek Commentary for Revelation 9:16
Old adjective ιππικος hippikos from ιππος hippos (horse), equestrian. The neuter articular singular το ιππικον to hippikon the horse or the cavalry in contrast with το πεζικον to pezikon (the infantry), here only in N.T. For the numbers here see Revelation 5:11; Revelation 7:4. [source]
Singular number, like the English the horse or the cavalry. [source]
Lit., two ten-thousands of ten-thousands. See on Revelation 5:11. Rev., twice ten-thousand times ten-thousand. Compare Psalm 68:17; Daniel 7:10; Hebrews 12:22; Judges 1:14. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Revelation 9:16
Old word for ten thousand (Acts 19:19) and then an indefinite number like our “myriads” (this very word) as Luke 12:1; Acts 21:20; Judges 1:14; Revelation 5:11; Revelation 9:16. But it is a surprising statement even with allowable hyperbole, but one may recall Acts 4:4 (number of the men--not women--about five thousand); Acts 5:14 (multitudes both of men and women); Acts 6:7. There were undoubtedly a great many thousands of believers in Jerusalem and all Jewish Christians, some, alas, Judaizers (Acts 11:2; Acts 15:1, Acts 15:5). This list may include the Christians from neighbouring towns in Palestine and even some from foreign countries here at the Feast of Pentecost, for it is probable that Paul arrived in time for it as he had hoped. But we do not have to count the hostile Jews from Asia (Acts 21:27) who were clearly not Christians at all. All zealous for the law (παντες ζηλωται του νομου pantes zēlōtai tou nomou). Zealots (substantive) rather than zealous (adjective) with objective genitive (του νομου tou nomou). The word zealot is from ζηλοω zēloō to burn with zeal, to boil. The Greek used ζηλωτης zēlōtēs for an imitator or admirer. There was a party of Zealots (developed from the Pharisees), a group of what would be called “hot-heads,” who brought on the war with Rome. One of this party, Simon Zelotes (Acts 1:13), was in the number of the twelve apostles. It is important to understand the issues in Jerusalem. It was settled at the Jerusalem Conference (Acts 15; Galatians 2) that the Mosaic ceremonial law was not to be imposed upon Gentile Christians. Paul won freedom for them, but it was not said that it was wrong for Jewish Christians to go on observing it if they wished. We have seen Paul observing the passover in Philippi (Acts 20:6) and planning to reach Jerusalem for Pentecost (Acts 20:16). The Judaizers rankled under Paul‘s victory and power in spreading the gospel among the Gentiles and gave him great trouble in Galatia and Corinth. They were busy against him in Jerusalem also and it was to undo the harm done by them in Jerusalem that Paul gathered the great collection from the Gentile Christians and brought it with him and the delegates from the churches. Clearly then Paul had real ground for his apprehension of trouble in Jerusalem while still in Corinth (Romans 15:25) when he asked for the prayers of the Roman Christians (Romans 15:30-32). The repeated warnings along the way were amply justified. [source]
Or “in my vision.” See on Acts 2:17. The reference to sight may be inserted because of I heard in Revelation 9:16. [source]