King James Version

Revelation 16:12

And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “rising” (ἀνατολῆς) before the sun here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “angel” (ἄγγελος) before poured out here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “risings” (ἀνατολῶν) before the sun here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἕκτοςhektossixthἕκτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “sixth”, the subject formG1623sixth.the sixthἐξέχεενexecheenpoured 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.vialαὐτοῦautouthereofαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “thereof”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thereofἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ποταμὸνpotamonriverποταμός (potamos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “river”, the object formG4215a river, torrent, stream.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μέγανmegangreatμέγας (megas)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΕὐφράτηνeuphratēnEuphratesΕὐφράτης (euphratēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Euphrates”, the object formG2166the Euphrates, boundary river of the province Syria.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐξηράνθηexēranthēwas dried upξηραίνω (xērainō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was dried up”, a single actionG3583I dry up, parch, am ripened, wither, waste away.was dried upτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὕδωρhudōrwaterὕδωρnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “water”, the subject formG5204water.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἑτοιμασθῇhetoimasthēmight be preparedἑτοιμάζω (hetoimazō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “might be prepared”, a single actionG2090I make ready, prepare.might be preparedἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδὸςhodosroadὁδόςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “road”, the subject formG3598a way, road, journey, path.This verse uses “road”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλέωνbasileōnkingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “king”, the of-formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.ἀνατολῆςanatolēseastἀνατολή (anatolē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “east”, the of-formG395(a) rising of the sun, hence (b) (sing. and plur.) the quarter whence the sun rises, the East.ἡλίουhēliousunἥλιος (hēlios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “sun”, the of-formG2246the sun, sunlight.

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.ἀνατολῶνanatolōneastἀνατολή (anatolē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “east”, the of-formG395(a) rising of the sun, hence (b) (sing. and plur.) the quarter whence the sun rises, the East.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the sixth messenger did pour out his vial upon the great river, the Euphrates, and dried up was its water, that the way of the kings who are from the rising of the sun may be made ready;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river, the river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the sunrising.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the sixth messenger did pour out his vial upon the great river, the Euphrates, and dried up was its water, that the way of the kings who are from the rising of the sun may be made ready;

World English Bible

The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be prepared for the kings that come from the sunrise.

Darby Translation

And the sixth poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings from the rising of the sun might be prepared.

Douay-Rheims

And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon that great river Euphrates; and dried up the water thereof, that a way might be prepared for the kings from the rising of the sun.

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