King James Version

1 Corinthians 15:55

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “O death” (θάνατε,) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “O Hades” (ᾍδη) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ποῦpouwhereποῦadverb — “where”G4226where, in what place.This verse uses “where”.whereσουsouis thyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “is thy”, the of-formG4771you.is thyθάνατεthanatedeathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “death”, the calling formG2288death, physical or spiritual.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νῖκοςnikosvictoryνῖκοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “victory”, the subject formG3534victory.victoryποῦpouwhere?ποῦadverb — “where?”G4226where, in what place.This verse uses “where”.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.θάνατεthanatedeathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “death”, the calling formG2288death, physical or spiritual.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κέντρονkentronstingκέντρονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “sting”, the subject formG2759a sting, goad; met: of death.

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ᾍδηhadē? O graveᾅδης (hadēs)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “? O grave”, the calling formG86Hades, the unseen world.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

where, O Death, thy sting? where, O Hades, thy victory?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?

Young’s Literal Translation

where, O Death, thy sting? where, O Hades, thy victory?'

World English Bible

“Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?”

Darby Translation

Where, O death, [is] thy sting? where, O death, thy victory?

Douay-Rheims