King James Version

Revelation 14:4

These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “are” (εἰσιν) before those here.

οὗτοίhoutoiTheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “These”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.Theseεἰσινeisinare theyεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “are they”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.are theyοἳhoiwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “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”.withγυναικῶνgunaikōnwomenγυνή (gunē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “women”, the of-formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.womenοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἐμολύνθησανemolunthēsanto defileμολύνω (molunō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to defile”, a single actionG3435I soil, stain, pollute, defile, lit. and met.This verse uses “defile”.παρθένοιparthenoivirginsπαρθένος (parthenos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “virgins”, the subject formG3933a maiden, virgin; extended to men who have not known women.virginsγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.εἰσινeisinare theyεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “are they”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.are theyοὗτοιhoutoiTheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “These”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.Theseοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκολουθοῦντεςakolouthountesto followἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to follow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG190I accompany, attend, follow.This verse uses “follow”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρνίῳarniōto the Lambἀρνίον (arnion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “to the Lamb”, the to- or for-formG721(originally: a little lamb, but diminutive force was lost), a lamb.to the Lambὅπουhopouwhereὅπουconjunction — “where”G3699where, whither, in what place.This verse uses “where”.ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ὑπάγῃhupagēto goὑπάγω (hupagō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to go”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5217I go away, depart, begone, die.οὗτοιhoutoithisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἠγοράσθησανēgorasthēsanto buyἀγοράζω (agorazō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to buy”, a single actionG59I buy.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōna humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.ἀπαρχὴaparchēfirstfruitsἀπαρχήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “firstfruits”, the subject formG536the first-fruits, the earliest crop of the year, hence also met., for example, of the earliest converts in a district; there is evidence in favor of rendering in some passages merely by: sacrifice, gift.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρνίῳarniōlambἀρνίον (arnion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “lamb”, the to- or for-formG721(originally: a little lamb, but diminutive force was lost), a lamb.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

εἰσινeisinare theyεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “are they”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

these are they who with women were not defiled, for they are virgin; these are they who are following the Lamb whithersoever he may go; these were bought from among men — a first-fruit to God and to the Lamb —

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American Standard Version (1901)

These are they that were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they that follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, to be the firstfruits unto God and unto the Lamb.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed by Jesus from among men, the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

Darby Translation

These are they who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins: these are they who follow the Lamb wheresoever it goes. These have been bought from men [as] first-fruits to God and to the Lamb:

Douay-Rheims

These are they who were not defiled with women: for they are virgins. These follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, the firstfruits to God and to the Lamb:

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