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Revelation 17:12

In Revelation 17 of Revelation.

And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δέκαdekatenδέκαadjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “ten”, the subject formG1176ten.the tenκέραταkeratahornsκέρας (keras)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “horns”, the subject formG2768(a) a horn, (b) a horn-like projection at the corner of an altar, (c) a horn as a symbol of power.hornsἃhawhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichεἶδεςeidesseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).thou sawestδέκαdekatenδέκαadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “ten”, the subject formG1176ten.tenβασιλεῖςbasileiskingsβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “kings”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.kingsεἰσινeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.οἵτινεςhoitineswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichβασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.kingdomοὔπωoupōas yetοὔπωadverb — “as yet”G3768not yet.as yetἔλαβονelabonreceiveλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “receive”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “receive”.receiveἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.ἐξουσίανexousianpowerἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “power”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “power”.powerὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asβασιλεῖςbasileiskingsβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “kings”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.kingsμίανmianoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “one”, the object formG1520one.oneὥρανhōranhourὥρα (hōra)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hour”, the object formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.hourλαμβάνουσινlambanousinto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to take”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “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”.withτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θηρίουthērioubeastθηρίον (thērion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “beast”, the of-formG2342properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute.the beast

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And the ten horns that thou sawest, are ten kings, who a kingdom did not yet receive, but authority as kings the same hour do receive with the beast,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the ten horns that thou sawest are ten kings, who have received no kingdom as yet; but they receive authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And the ten horns that thou sawest, are ten kings, who a kingdom did not yet receive, but authority as kings the same hour do receive with the beast,

World English Bible

The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.

Darby Translation

And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have not yet received a kingdom, but receive authority as kings one hour with the beast.

Douay-Rheims

And the ten horns which thou sawest, are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but shall receive power as kings one hour after the beast.

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