16:8 Then 1 the fourth angel 2 poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was permitted to scorch people 3 with fire.
8:12 Then 6 the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. And there was no light for a third of the day 7 and for a third of the night likewise.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
2 tn Grk “the fourth”; the referent (the fourth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Grk “men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.
4 tn The perfect participle here has been translated as an intensive (resultative) perfect.
5 sn Agate (also called chalcedony) is a semiprecious stone usually milky or gray in color (L&N 2.32).
7 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
8 tn Grk “the day did not shine [with respect to] the third of it.”