Wahyu 9:1
Konteks9:1 Then 1 the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky 2 to the earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the abyss. 3
Wahyu 9:11
Konteks9:11 They have as king over them the angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon. 4
Wahyu 11:7
Konteks11:7 When 5 they have completed their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will make war on them and conquer 6 them and kill them.
Wahyu 20:1
Konteks20:1 Then 7 I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding 8 in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain.
[9:1] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
[9:1] 2 tn Or “from heaven” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).
[9:1] 3 tn On this term BDAG 2 s.v. ἄβυσσος 2 states, “netherworld, abyss, esp. the abode of the dead Ro 10:7 (Ps 106:26) and of demons Lk 8:31; dungeon where the devil is kept Rv 20:3; abode of the θηρίον, the Antichrist 11:7; 17:8; of ᾿Αβαδδών (q.v.), the angel of the underworld 9:11…φρέαρ τῆς ἀ. 9:1f; capable of being sealed 9:1; 20:1, 3.”
[9:11] 4 sn Both the Hebrew Abaddon and the Greek Apollyon mean “Destroyer.”
[11:7] 5 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[11:7] 6 tn Or “be victorious over”; traditionally, “overcome.”
[20:1] 7 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
[20:1] 8 tn The word “holding” is implied. The two clauses “having the key of the abyss” and “a huge chain in his hand” can be construed in two ways: (1) both are controlled by the participle ἔχοντα (econta) and both are modified by the phrase “in his hand” – “having in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain.” (2) The participle ἔχοντα refers only to the key, and the phrase “in his hand” refers only to the chain – “having the key of the abyss and holding a huge chain in his hand.” Because of the stylistic tendency in Rev to use the verb ἔχω (ecw) to mean “hold (something)” and the phrase “in his hand” forming a “bracket” along with the verb ἔχω around both the phrases in question, the first option is preferred.