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Revelation 16:2

And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀπῆλθενapēlthenwentἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “went”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.wentὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichπρῶτοςprōtosfirstπρῶτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐξέχεενexecheento pour outἐκχέω (ekcheō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to pour out”, a single actionG1632I pour out (liquid or solid); I shed, bestow liberally.This verse uses “pour out”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φιάληνphialēnbowlφιάλη (phialē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “bowl”, the object formG5357a shallow and flat bowl.αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γῆνgēnearthγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐγένετοegenetoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἕλκοςhelkossoreἕλκοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “sore”, the subject formG1668a (festering) sore, a wound.κακὸνkakonevilκακός (kakos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “evil”, the subject formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πονηρὸνponēronevilπονηρός (ponēros)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “evil”, the subject formG4190evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.This verse uses “evil”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousa humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “a human”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔχονταςechontasto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χάραγμαcharagmaimageχάραγμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “image”, the object formG5480sculpture; engraving, a stamp, sign.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”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.προσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasto worshipπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to worship”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.εἰκόνιeikoniimageεἰκών (eikōn)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “image”, the to- or for-formG1504an image, likeness, bust.imageαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the first did go away, and did pour out his vial upon the land, and there came a sore — bad and grievous — to men, those having the mark of the beast, and those bowing to his image.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became a noisome and grievous sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and that worshipped his image.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the first did go away, and did pour out his vial upon the land, and there came a sore — bad and grievous — to men, those having the mark of the beast, and those bowing to his image.

World English Bible

The first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a harmful and painful sore on the people who had the mark of the beast, and who worshiped his image.

Darby Translation

And the first went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and there came an evil and grievous sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and those who worshipped its image.

Douay-Rheims

And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth, and there fell a sore and grievous wound upon men, who had the character of the beast; and upon them that adored the image thereof.

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