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Revelation 1:17

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “He placed” (ἔθηκεν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “He put” (ἐπέθηκεν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “hand” (χεῖρα) before upon here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to me” (μοι·) before Not here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenεἶδονeidonseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).I sawαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἔπεσαepesaI fellπίπτω (piptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I fell”, a single actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.I fellπρὸςprosatπρόςpreposition — “at”G4314to, towards, with.atτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόδαςpodasfeetπούς (pous)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “feet”, the object formG4228the foot.feetαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.νεκρόςnekrosdeadνεκρόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “dead”, the subject formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔθηκενethēkento placeτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to place”, a single actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.This verse uses “place”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δεξιὰνdexianrightδεξιός (dexios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “right”, the object formG1188on the right hand, right hand, right.This verse uses “right”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.ἐμὲemeIἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.λέγωνlegōnto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.Μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.φοβοῦphobouto fearφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “to fear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.This verse uses “fear”.ἐγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.εἰμιeimito beεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρῶτοςprōtosfirstπρῶτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔσχατοςeschatoslastἔσχατοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “last”, the subject formG2078last, at the last, finally, till the end.This verse uses “last”.the last

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐπέθηκενepethēkenhe laidἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he laid”, a single actionG2007I put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition.χεῖραcheirahandχείρ (cheir)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hand”, the object formG5495a hand.μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And when I saw him, I did fall at his feet as dead, and he placed his right hand upon me, saying to me, 'Be not afraid; I am the First and the Last,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,

Young’s Literal Translation

And when I saw him, I did fall at his feet as dead, and he placed his right hand upon me, saying to me, 'Be not afraid; I am the First and the Last,

World English Bible

When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’ t be afraid . I am the first and the last ,

Darby Translation

And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,

Douay-Rheims

And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying: Fear not. I am the First and the Last,

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