King James Version

Revelation 17:1

And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to me” (μοι·) before Come here here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τῶν) before waters here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τῶν) before many here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἦλθενēlthenthere cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “there came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.there cameεἷςheisoneεἷςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG1520one.oneἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῶνtōnwhichὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.whichἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “seven”, the of-formG2033seven.the sevenἀγγέλωνangelōnangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, genitive, plural, 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, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐχόντωνechontōnto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “seven”, the object formG2033seven.φιάλαςphialasvialsφιάλη (phialē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “vials”, the object formG5357a shallow and flat bowl.vialsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐλάλησενelalēsentalkedλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “talked”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.talkedμετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingΔεῦροdeuroCome hitherδεῦροadverb — “Come hither”G1204(originally: hither, hence) (a) exclamatory: come, (b) temporal: now, the present.This verse uses “come”.Come hitherδείξωdeixōI will shewδείκνυμι (deiknumi)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will shew”, an action still aheadG1166I point out, show, exhibit; met: I teach, demonstrate, make known.I will shewσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κρίμαkrimajudgmentκρίμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “judgment”, the object formG2917(a) a judgment, a verdict; sometimes implying an adverse verdict, a condemnation, (b) a case at law, a lawsuit.the judgmentτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πόρνηςpornēswhoreπόρνη (pornē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “whore”, the of-formG4204a prostitute; met: an idolatrous community.whoreτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μεγάληςmegalēsgreatμέγας (megas)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “great”, the of-formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.καθημένηςkathēmenēsthat sittethκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “that sitteth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.that sittethἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponὑδάτωνhudatōnwatersὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “waters”, the of-formG5204water.watersπολλῶνpollōnmuchπολύς (polus)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “much”, the of-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And there came one of the seven messengers, who were having the seven vials, and he spake with me, saying to me, 'Come, I will shew to thee the judgment of the great whore, who is sitting upon the many waters,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters;

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters,

Darby Translation

And one of the seven angels, which had the seven bowls, came and spoke with me, saying, Come here, I will shew thee the sentence of the great harlot who sits upon the many waters;

Douay-Rheims

And there came one of the seven angels, who had the seven vials, and spoke with me, saying: Come, I will shew thee the condemnation of the great harlot, who sitteth upon many waters,

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