Robertson Word Pictures - Revelation 9:10 - 9:10

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Robertson Word Pictures - Revelation 9:10 - 9:10


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Tails (ouras). Old word, in N.T. only in Rev 9:10, Rev 9:19; Rev 12:4.

Like unto scorpions (homoias skorpiois). Aleph A wrongly have homoiois (agreeing with skorpiois instead of with ouras). It is a condensed idiom for “like unto the tails of the scorpions” as we have it in Rev 13:11 (cf. Mat 5:20; 1Jo 2:2).

Stings (kentra). Old word from kentreō (to prick, to sting), in N.T. only here, Act 26:14 (about Paul); 1Co 15:55 (about death). It is used “of the spur of a cock, the quill of the porcupine, and the stings of insects” (Vincent). It was the goad used for oxen (Pro 26:3; Act 26:14).

In their tails (en tais ourais autōn). This locates “their power to hurt” (hē exousia autōn adikēsai, infinitive here, hina adikēsousin in Rev 9:4) in their tails. It might have been in other organs.