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Revelation 13:1

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he stood” (ἐστάθη) before upon here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “names” (ὀνόματα) before blasphemy here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “I stood” (ἐστάθην) before upon here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “name” (ὄνομα) before blasphemy here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.AndἐστάθηestathēI stoodἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “I stood”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.I stoodἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄμμονammonsandἄμμος (ammos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sand”, the object formG285sand, sandy ground.the sandτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θαλάσσηςthalassēsof the seaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the sea”, the of-formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.This verse uses “the sea”.of the seaΚαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶδονeidonseeὁράω (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).sawἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θαλάσσηςthalassēsseaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sea”, the of-formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.the seaθηρίονthērionwild animalθηρίονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “wild animal”, the object formG2342properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute.This verse uses “animal”.ἀναβαῖνονanabainonto ascendἀναβαίνω (anabainō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “to ascend”, an ongoing or repeated actionG305I go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up.This verse uses “ascend”.ἔχονechonhavingἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “having”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.havingκέραταkeratahornsκέρας (keras)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “horns”, the object formG2768(a) a horn, (b) a horn-like projection at the corner of an altar, (c) a horn as a symbol of power.hornsδέκαdekatenδέκαadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “ten”, the object formG1176ten.tenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκεφαλὰςkephalasheadsκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “heads”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.headsἑπτάheptasevenἑπτάadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “seven”, the object formG2033seven.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κεράτωνkeratōnhornκέρας (keras)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “horn”, the of-formG2768(a) a horn, (b) a horn-like projection at the corner of an altar, (c) a horn as a symbol of power.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.δέκαdekatenδέκαadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “ten”, the object formG1176ten.διαδήματαdiadēmatadiademδιάδημα (diadēma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “diadem”, the object formG1238a head-wreath, crown, diadem.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κεφαλὰςkephalasheadκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “head”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὀνόματαonomatanameὄνομα (onoma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.the nameβλασφημίαςblasphēmiasof blasphemyβλασφημία (blasphēmia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of blasphemy”, the of-formG988abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy.This verse uses “blasphemy”.of blasphemy

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐστάθηνestathēnI stoodἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “I stood”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw out of the sea a beast coming up, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon its horns ten diadems, and upon its heads a name of evil speaking,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw out of the sea a beast coming up, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon its horns ten diadems, and upon its heads a name of evil speaking,

World English Bible

Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.

Darby Translation

And I stood upon the sand of the sea; and I saw a beast rising out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and upon its horns ten diadems, and upon its heads names of blasphemy.

Douay-Rheims

And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy.

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