Revelation 10:10
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.”
χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
στόμα
mouth
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στόμα
the mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language (and its relations); figuratively, an opening (in the earth); specially, the front or edge (of a weapon)
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ὅτε
when
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ὅτε
When, at the time when, after. When the fullness of time had come God sent His Son. God's timing is always right. He never acts too early or too late.
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κοιλία
stomach
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κοιλία
a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart
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λαμβάνω
I took
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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κατεσθίω
I ate
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κατεσθίω
to eat down, i.e. devour (literally or figuratively)
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πικραίνω
was made bitter
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πικραίνω
to embitter (literally or figuratively)
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φάγω
I had eaten
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φάγω
to eat (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
it was
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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γλυκύς
sweet;
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γλυκύς
sweet (i.e. not bitter nor salt)
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