King James Version

Revelation 16:5

And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “O Lord” (κύριε) before are here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before O here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.AndἤκουσαēkousaI heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.I heardτοῦtouwhichὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.whichἀγγέλουangelouangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “angel”, the of-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑδάτωνhudatōnwaterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “water”, the of-formG5204water.λέγοντοςlegontosto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.Δίκαιοςdikaiosjustδίκαιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “just”, the subject formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “just”.εἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὢνōnartεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “art”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.artκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἦνēnwastεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “wast”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wastὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὅσιοςhosiosshalt beὅσιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “shalt be”, the subject formG3741holy, pious, godly, beloved of God.shalt beὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseταῦταtautathusοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “thus”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.thusἔκριναςekrinasto judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to judge”, a single actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κύριεkurieO Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “O Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I heard the messenger of the waters, saying, 'righteous, O Lord, art Thou, who art, and who wast, and who shalt be, because these things Thou didst judge,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, thou Holy One, because thou didst thus judge:

Young’s Literal Translation

and I heard the messenger of the waters, saying, 'righteous, O Lord, art Thou, who art, and who wast, and who shalt be, because these things Thou didst judge,

World English Bible

I heard the angel of the waters saying, “You are righteous, who are and who were, O Holy One, because you have judged these things.

Darby Translation

And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Thou art righteous, who art and wast, the holy one, that thou hast judged so;

Douay-Rheims

And I heard the angel of the waters saying: Thou art just, O Lord, who art, and who wast, the Holy One, because thou hast judged these things:

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