King James Version

Revelation 16:8

And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

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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.τέταρτοςtetartosfourthτέταρτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “fourth”, the subject formG5067fourth.the fourthἐξέχεενexecheenpoured 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.vialαὐτοῦautouunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἥλιονhēlionsunἥλιος (hēlios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “sun”, the object formG2246the sun, sunlight.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐδόθηedothēto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καυματίσαιkaumatisaito scorchκαυματίζω (kaumatizō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to scorch”, a single actionG2739I burn, scorch.This verse uses “scorch”.to scorchτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousmenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “men”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.menἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withπυρίpurifireπῦρ (pur)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “fire”, the to- or for-formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.fire

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 fourth messenger did pour out his vial upon the sun, and there was given to him to scorch men with fire,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the fourth poured out his bowl upon the sun; and it was given unto it to scorch men with fire.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the fourth messenger did pour out his vial upon the sun, and there was given to him to scorch men with fire,

World English Bible

The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to him to scorch men with fire.

Darby Translation

And the fourth poured out his bowl on the sun; and it was given to it to burn men with fire.

Douay-Rheims

And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun, and it was given unto him to afflict men with heat and fire:

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