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Revelation 16:10

And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “angel” (ἄγγελος) before poured out here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πέμπτοςpemptosfifthπέμπτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “fifth”, the subject formG3991the fifth.the fifthἐξέχεενexecheenpoured outἐκχέω (ekcheō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “poured out”, a single actionG1632I pour out (liquid or solid); I shed, bestow liberally.poured outτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φιάληνphialēnvialφιάλη (phialē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “vial”, the object formG5357a shallow and flat bowl.vialαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὸνtontheὁ (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.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θηρίουthēriouwild animalθηρίον (thērion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “wild animal”, the of-formG2342properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute.This verse uses “animal”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐγένετοegenetoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.αὐτοῦautoutheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “their”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirἐσκοτωμένηeskotōmenēto darkenσκοτόομαι (skotoomai)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to darken”, a completed action with a present resultG4656(lit. or met.) I darken.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐμασῶντοemasōntoto gnawμασάομαι (masaomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to gnaw”, an ongoing action in the pastG3145I bite, gnaw, chew.This verse uses “gnaw”.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γλώσσαςglōssastonguesγλῶσσα (glōssa)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “tongues”, the object formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).tonguesαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐκekforἐκpreposition — “for”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.forτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πόνουponoupainπόνος (ponos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “pain”, the of-formG4192(a) labor, toil, (b) pain, anguish, distress, suffering.This verse uses “pain”.pain

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἄγγελοςangelosangelἄγγελοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the fifth messenger did pour out his vial upon the throne of the beast, and his kingdom did become darkened, and they were gnawing their tongues from the pain,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the fifth poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom was darkened; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

Young’s Literal Translation

And the fifth messenger did pour out his vial upon the throne of the beast, and his kingdom did become darkened, and they were gnawing their tongues from the pain,

World English Bible

The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain,

Darby Translation

And the fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast; and its kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues with distress,

Douay-Rheims

And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom became dark, and they gnawed their tongues for pain:

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