The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “which” (οὓς) before you saw here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “that” (αἱ) before seven here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “which” (ὧν) before you saw here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “which you saw” (ἅς εἶδες) before [the] seven here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μυστήριονmustērionmysteryμυστήριονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “mystery”, the subject formG3466a mystery, secret, of which initiation is necessary; in the NT: the counsels of God, once hidden but now revealed in the Gospel or some fact thereof; the Christian revelation generally; particular truths or details of the Christian revelation.The mysteryτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptaof the sevenἑπτάadjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the seven”, the of-formG2033seven.of the sevenἀστέρωνasterōnstarsἀστήρ (astēr)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “stars”, the of-formG792a star.starsοὓςhouswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichεἶδεςeidesseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd 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).thou sawestἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δεξιᾶςdexiasright handδεξιός (dexios)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “right hand”, the of-formG1188on the right hand, right hand, right.This verse uses “right hand”.right handμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “seven”, the object formG2033seven.the sevenλυχνίαςluchniascandlesticksλυχνία (luchnia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “candlesticks”, the object formG3087a lamp-stand.candlesticksτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χρυσᾶςchrusasgoldenχρυσοῦς (chrusous)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “golden”, the object formG5552golden, made of gold, adorned with gold.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “seven”, the subject formG2033seven.The sevenἀστέρεςasteresstarsἀστήρ (astēr)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “stars”, the subject formG792a star.starsἄγγελοιangeloiangelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “angels”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.the angelsτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptaof the sevenἑπτάadjective, genitive, plural, feminine — “of the seven”, the of-formG2033seven.of the sevenἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnchurchesἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “churches”, the of-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.churchesεἰσίνeisinareεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.areκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λυχνίαιluchniailampstandλυχνία (luchnia)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “lampstand”, the subject formG3087a lamp-stand.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “seven”, the subject formG2033seven.the sevenἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “seven”, the subject formG2033seven.ἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaichurchesἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “churches”, the subject formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.churchesεἰσίνeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ὧνhōnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἅςhaswhichὅς (hos)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.εἶδεςeidesthou sawestεἴδω (eidō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou sawest”, a single actionG1492I know, remember, appreciate.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
the secret of the seven stars that thou hast seen upon my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-stands: the seven stars are messengers of the seven assemblies, and the seven lamp-stands that thou hast seen are seven assemblies.
Compare Public-Domain Translations
The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.
American Standard Version (1901)
the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks are seven churches.
Young’s Literal Translation
the secret of the seven stars that thou hast seen upon my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-stands: the seven stars are messengers of the seven assemblies, and the seven lamp-stands that thou hast seen are seven assemblies.
World English Bible
The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand , and the seven golden lamp stands is this : The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies . The seven lamp stands are seven assemblies .
Darby Translation
The mystery of the seven stars which thou hast seen on my right hand, and the seven golden lamps. — The seven stars are angels of the seven assemblies; and the seven lamps are seven assemblies.
Douay-Rheims
The mystery of the seven stars, which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches. And the seven candlesticks are the seven churches.
Other Translations and Links
These open on the other site. This page stays the King James Version.
The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.
Copied
Analytics Cookies
With your permission, Apologetics Wiki uses Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages are read.
The site works the same if you decline. Privacy Policy