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And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet, the one having done the signs before him, by which he deceived those having received the mark of the beast and those worshiping its image. The two were cast living into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
beast Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; a brute. N-GNS H2342 θηρίον thērion
was captured, To lay hold of, apprehend, catch, arrest. V-AIP-3S H4084 ἐπιάσθη epiasthē
false prophet, A false prophet; one who in God's name teaches what is false. N-NMS H5578 ψευδοπροφήτης pseudoprophētēs
having done (a) to make, manufacture, construct, (b) to do, act, cause. V-APA-NMS H4160 ποιήσας poiēsas
signs A sign, miracle, indication, mark, token. N-ANP H4592 σημεῖα sēmeia
before Before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of. Prep H1799 ἐνώπιον enōpion
which Who, which, what, that. RelPro-DNP H3739 οἷς ois
by In, on, among. V-AIA-3S H4105 ἐπλάνησεν eplanēsen
Analysis:

 
the The, the definite article. Art-GFS H3588 τὸ to
the The, the definite article. V-APA-AMP H2983 λαβόντας labontas
mark Sculpture; engraving, a stamp, sign. N-ANS H5480 χάραγμα charagma
beast Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; a brute. N-GNS H2342 θηρίου thēriou
the The, the definite article. Art-GFS H3588 ὁ o
worshiping To go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship. V-PPA-AMP H4352 προσκυνοῦντας proskunountas
image. An image, likeness, bust. N-DFS H1504    
the [one] The, the definite article. Art-GFS H3588 ὁ o
two Two. Adj-NMP H1417 δύο duo
Analysis:

Two: Two divergent opinions

The classic example for the number "two" is found in Matthew chapter 26. There, Yeshua says to His disciples,

"You know that after two days comes the Passover, and the Son of Man will be given over for crucifixion."  Matthew 26:2

The phrase "after two days" is somewhat meaningless because after two days can mean three or more days. The period is unspecified. The reason for such ambiguous language is because the purpose of the number two in this passage is not solely numerical. This means that the text is not intending to provide the reader with some definite information concerning a time period. Rather, the purpose of the number two in this context is one of the numerological meanings of the number two.  Often the number two relates to two divergent opinions. In the aforementioned verse, the author wants to inform the reader that there are two very different understandings for this coming Passover. Yeshua wants to emphasize that He is going up to Jerusalem in order to die as the true Passover sacrifice. Even though Yeshua states this emphatically, the disciples did not receive this. In fact, the disciples did not perceive at all what was going to take place during Passover in regard to Yeshua. In other words, Yeshua and the disciples have two divergent opinions concerning the Passover.

This same principle is also found in the Hebrew Bible (Old Covenant). In the book of Amos one reads,

"Can two walk together without them having agreed" Amos 3:3

The word which was translated into English with the phrase "them having agreed" is נועדו. The root of this word is יעד, which relates to a specific destination. The word which precedes this word is בלתי and in this context the word implies a change to the condition. In other words, had there not been a change in the condition, then the two could not walk together, i.e. they could not have arrived at the common destination.

The concept of divergent or different is also seen in the book of Genesis. In speaking about the sun and moon one reads, "And God made two great lights…" (Genesis 1:16). Obviously the sun and moon are very different, as one is a source of light, while the latter just reflects light. Also in the book of Genesis, one encounters the account of the flood. Here Noah is commanded to bring onto the ark two sorts of each type of animal. In this passage, the two relates to two different (or divergent) kinds of the same sort, i.e. male and female. 

Likewise, two angels came to Sodom, demonstrating that the people of Sodom had a very different way of living from that of the Law of God. Once again, the reader should not assume that every occurrence of the number two in the Bible demands this interpretation. However, one will find in a great majority of Biblical passages, the reader will be assisted in arriving at the proper interpretation, when he considers this divergent quality for the number two. 

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were cast (a) to cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: to place, put, drop. V-AIP-3P H906 ἐβλήθησαν eblēthēsan
living To live, to be alive. V-PPA-NMP H2198 ζῶντες zōntes
lake A lake. N-AFS H3041 λίμνην limnēn
of fire Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. N-GNS H4442 πυρὸς puros
And And, even, also, namely. V-PPM/P-GFS H2545 καιομένης kaiomenēs
brimstone. Brimstone, sulfur. N-DNS H2303 θείῳ theiō

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Mark

Mark  the evangelist; "John whose surname was Mark" ( Acts 12:12  Acts 12:25 ). Mark (Marcus,  Colossians 4:10 , etc.) was his Roman name, which gradually came to supersede his Jewish name John. He is called John in  Acts 13:5  Acts 13:13 , and Mark in 15:39,2Tim  4:11 , etc.  He was the son of Mary, a woman apparently of some means and influence, and was p... View Details

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Berean Bible And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet, the one having done the signs before him, by which he deceived those having received the mark of the beast and those worshiping its image. The two were cast living into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
King James Bible And the beast was captured, taken, and with him the false prophet, the one having done the signs prophet that wrought miracles before him, by with which he deceived those having them that had received the mark of the beast beast, and those worshiping its them that worshipped his image. The two These both were cast living alive into the a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Hebrew Greek English And the beast was captured, seized, and with him the false prophet, the one having done prophet who performed the signs before him, in his presence, by which he deceived those having who had received the mark of the beast and those worshiping its image. The who worshiped his image; these two were cast living thrown alive into the lake of fire burning which burns with brimstone.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And the beast was captured, seized, and with him the false prophet, the one having done prophet who performed the signs before him, in his presence, by which he deceived those having who had received the mark of the beast and those worshiping its image. The who worshiped his image; these two were cast living thrown alive into the lake of fire burning which burns with brimstone.