King James Version

Revelation 13:4

And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “dragon that” (δράκοντι ὅτι) before gave here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τὴν) before authority here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τῷ) before beast here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “as the beast And” (τῷ θηρίῳ καὶ) before who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the dragon who” (τόν δράκοντα ὅς) before gave here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the beast” (τὸ θηρίον) before saying here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanthey worshippedπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they worshipped”, a single actionG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.they worshippedτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δράκοντιdrakontidragonδράκων (drakōn)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “dragon”, the to- or for-formG1404a dragon or huge serpent; met: Satan.the dragonὅτιhotiwhichὅτιconjunction — “which”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.whichἔδωκενedōkengaveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “gave”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.gaveτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐξουσίανexousianpowerἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “power”, 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 “power”.powerτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θηρίῳthēriōunto the beastθηρίον (thērion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “unto the beast”, the to- or for-formG2342properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute.unto the beastκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanthey worshippedπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they worshipped”, a single actionG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.they worshippedτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θηρίῳthēriōbeastθηρίον (thērion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “beast”, the to- or for-formG2342properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute.the beastλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingΤίςtisWhoτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Who”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “who”.Whoὅμοιοςhomoiosis likeὅμοιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “is like”, the subject formG3664like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank.This verse uses “like”.is likeτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θηρίῳthēriōunto the beastθηρίον (thērion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “unto the beast”, the to- or for-formG2342properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute.unto the beastκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τίςtis? whoτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “? who”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “who”.? whoδύναταιdunataiis ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “is able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.is ableπολεμῆσαιpolemēsaito make warπολεμέω (polemeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to make war”, a single actionG4170I make war, contend, fight, battle.This verse uses “make war”.to make warμετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “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”.withαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τόνtontheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δράκονταdrakontadragonδράκων (drakōn)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “dragon”, the to- or for-formG1404a dragon or huge serpent; met: Satan.ὅςhoswhichὅςconjunction — “which”G3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θηρίονthērionunto the beastθηρίονnoun, dative, singular, neuter — “unto the beast”, the to- or for-formG2342properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they did bow before the dragon who did give authority to the beast, and they did bow before the beast, saying, 'Who [is] like to the beast? who is able to war with it?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and they worshipped the dragon, because he gave his authority unto the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? and who is able to war with him?

Young’s Literal Translation

and they did bow before the dragon who did give authority to the beast, and they did bow before the beast, saying, 'Who [is] like to the beast? who is able to war with it?'

World English Bible

They worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

Darby Translation

And they did homage to the dragon, because he gave the authority to the beast; and they did homage to the beast, saying, Who [is] like to the beast? and who can make war with it?

Douay-Rheims

And they adored the dragon, which gave power to the beast: and they adored the beast, saying: Who is like to the beast? and who shall be able to fight with him?

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