King James Version

Revelation 12:7

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to war against the” (πολεμῆσαι μετὰ τοῦ) before dragon here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they warred according to” (ἐπολέμησαν κατὰ) before the here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐγένετοegenetothere wasγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “there was”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.there wasπόλεμοςpolemoswarπόλεμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “war”, the subject formG4171a war, battle, strife.warἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῷouranōheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the to- or for-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΜιχαὴλmichaēlMichaelΜιχαήλnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Michael”, the subject formG3413Michael, an archangel.Michaelκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄγγελοιangeloiangelsἄγγελος (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.angelsαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πολεμῆσαιpolemēsaito fightπολεμέω (polemeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to fight”, a single actionG4170I make war, contend, fight, battle.μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δράκοντοςdrakontosdragonδράκων (drakōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “dragon”, the of-formG1404a dragon or huge serpent; met: Satan.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δράκωνdrakōndragonδράκωνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “dragon”, the subject formG1404a dragon or huge serpent; met: Satan.ἐπολέμησενepolemēsento fightπολεμέω (polemeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to fight”, a single actionG4170I make war, contend, fight, battle.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄγγελοιangeloiangelsἄγγελος (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.angelsαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐπολέμησανepolemēsanto foughtπολεμέω (polemeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to fought”, a single actionG4170I make war, contend, fight, battle.κατὰkataagainstκατάpreposition — “against”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “against”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And there came war in the heaven; Michael and his messengers did war against the dragon, and the dragon did war, and his messengers,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels;

Young’s Literal Translation

And there came war in the heaven; Michael and his messengers did war against the dragon, and the dragon did war, and his messengers,

World English Bible

There was war in the sky. Michael and his angels made war on the dragon. The dragon and his angels made war.

Darby Translation

And there was war in the heaven: Michael and his angels went to war with the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels;

Douay-Rheims

And there was a great battle in heaven, Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels:

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