Rev 8:9 | NETfull | STEP | and a third of the creatures living in the sea died, and a third of the ships were completely destroyed.

Revelation of John 8:9

9 and a third of the creatures ^{▼▼ Or “a third of the living creatures in the sea”; Grk “the third of the creatures which were in the sea, the ones having life.”} living in the sea died, and a third of the ships were completely destroyed. ^{▼▼ On the term translated “completely destroyed,” L&N 20.40 states, “to cause the complete destruction of someone or something - ‘to destroy utterly.’ τὸ τρίτον τῶν πλοίων διεφθάρησαν ‘a third of the ships were completely destroyed’ Re 8:9.”}