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Revelation 13:2

And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “a bear’s” (ἄρκου) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “a bear’s” (ἄρκτου) before and here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θηρίονthērionbeastθηρίονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “beast”, the subject formG2342properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute.the beastὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichεἶδονeidonseeὁράω (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 sawἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasὅμοιονhomoionlikeὅμοιος (homoios)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “like”, the subject formG3664like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank.This verse uses “like”.likeπαρδάλειpardaleiunto a leopardπάρδαλις (pardalis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “unto a leopard”, the to- or for-formG3917a leopard, panther.This verse uses “a leopard”.unto a leopardκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πόδεςpodesfeetπούς (pous)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “feet”, the subject formG4228the foot.feetαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἄρκουarkoubearἄρκος (arkos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “bear”, the of-formG715a bear.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.στόμαstomamouthστόμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “mouth”, the subject formG4750the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.στόμαstomamouthστόμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “mouth”, the subject formG4750the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.λέοντοςleontoslionλέων (leōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “lion”, the of-formG3023a lion.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔδωκενedōkento giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.αὐτῷautōhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “his”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δράκωνdrakōndragonδράκωνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “dragon”, the subject formG1404a dragon or huge serpent; met: Satan.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δύναμινdunaminpowerδύναμις (dunamis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “power”, the object formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θρόνονthrononthroneθρόνος (thronos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “throne”, the object formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐξουσίανexousianauthorityἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.authorityμεγάληνmegalēngreatμέγας (megas)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἄρκτουarktoufeet of a bearἄρκτος (arktos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “feet of a bear”, the of-formG715a bear.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the beast that I saw was like to a leopard, and its feet as of a bear, and its mouth as the mouth of a lion, and the dragon did give to it his power, and his throne, and great authority.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the beast that I saw was like to a leopard, and its feet as of a bear, and its mouth as the mouth of a lion, and the dragon did give to it his power, and his throne, and great authority.

World English Bible

The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.

Darby Translation

And the beast which I saw was like to a leopardess, and its feet as of a bear, and its mouth as a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave to it his power, and his throne, and great authority;

Douay-Rheims

And the beast, which I saw, was like to a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his own strength, and great power.

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