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Revelation 14:6

And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “residing on” (καθημένους ἐπὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to” (ἐπὶ) before every here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “dwelling” (κατοικοῦντας) before on here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “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).I sawἄλλονallonanotherἄλλος (allos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “another”, the object formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.anotherἄγγελονangelonangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the object formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.angelπετόμενονpetomenonflyπέτομαι (petomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “fly”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4072I fly.flyἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inμεσουρανήματιmesouranēmatimidst of heavenμεσουράνημα (mesouranēma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “midst of heaven”, the to- or for-formG3321mid-heaven, the middle of heaven, the zenith.the midst of heavenἔχονταechontahavingἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “having”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.havingεὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelεὐαγγέλιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “gospel”, the object formG2098the good news of the coming of the Messiah, the gospel; the gen. after it expresses sometimes the giver (God), sometimes the subject (the Messiah, etc.), sometimes the human transmitter (an apostle).gospelαἰώνιονaiōnioneternalαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “eternal”, the object formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.This verse uses “eternal”.εὐαγγελίσαιeuangelisaito preachεὐαγγελίζω (euangelizō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to preach”, a single actionG2097I bring good news, preach good tidings, with or without an object, expressing either the persons who receive the good news or the good news itself (the good news being sometimes expressed as a person).to preachἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καθημένουςkathēmenousto sitκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to sit”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.This verse uses “sit”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the earthκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.πᾶνpanto everyπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “to every”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.to everyἔθνοςethnosnationἔθνοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “nation”, the object formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.nationκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andφυλὴνphulēnkindredφυλή (phulē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kindred”, the object formG5443a tribe or race of people.kindredκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγλῶσσανglōssantongueγλῶσσα (glōssa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “tongue”, the object formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).tongueκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλαόνlaonpeopleλαός (laos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “people”, the object formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.people

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κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasunto them that dwellκατοικέω (katoikeō)verb, present middle or passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “unto them that dwell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2730I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I saw another messenger flying in mid-heaven, having good news age-during to proclaim to those dwelling upon the earth, and to every nation, and tribe, and tongue, and people,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I saw another angel flying in mid heaven, having eternal good tidings to proclaim unto them that dwell on the earth, and unto every nation and tribe and tongue and people;

Young’s Literal Translation

And I saw another messenger flying in mid-heaven, having good news age-during to proclaim to those dwelling upon the earth, and to every nation, and tribe, and tongue, and people,

World English Bible

I saw an angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal Good News to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language, and people.

Darby Translation

And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven, having [the] everlasting glad tidings to announce to those settled on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people,

Douay-Rheims

And I saw another angel flying through the midst of heaven, having the eternal gospel, to preach unto them that sit upon the earth, and over every nation, and tribe, and tongue, and people:

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