Offb Offenbarung, Kapitel Die Offenbarung des Johannes, Kapitel 9
The fifth trumpet
Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐταῖςαυταις rell ¦ αυτοις Me⅓,gpt ℵA,NU ἵνα μὴ ἀποκτείνωσιν αὐτούς, ἀλλ᾿ ἵνα βασανισθῶσινβασανισθωσιν rell ¦ βασανισθησονται Me⅔(⅙) ℵA,NU μῆνας πέντε. Καὶ ὁ βασανισμὸς αὐτῶν ὡς βασανισμὸς σκορπίου ὅταν πλήξῃπληξη f35 CP ¦ παιση Ma,b,d⅗,e,f,g⅓,h,i RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ πεση Ma⅙,b2/7,g⅔,h2/7 ℵA (It is difficult to imagine medieval monks changing παιση to πληξη; on what basis would they do so? On the other hand, the unfamiliar πληξη could be changed to παιση, and even πεση, early on [πλησσω having been used with the 2nd aorist in 8:12 above, the 1st aorist would be unexpected]. πλησσω is used for sudden, violent strikes, like from lightning or God’s wrath; it is used expressly of a scorpion’s sting in the 1st century AD [Sammelb.1267.6]. In this context πληξη is precisely appropriate, although the difference in meaning is slight.) ἄνθρωπον.