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Revelation 17:15

And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγειlegeihe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he saith”, 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.he saithμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).unto meΤὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὕδαταhudatawatersὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “waters”, the subject formG5204water.The watersἃhawhichὅς (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 sawestοὗhouwhereοὗadverb — “where”G3757where, whither, when, in what place.This verse uses “where”.whereἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πόρνηpornēwhoreπόρνηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “whore”, the subject formG4204a prostitute; met: an idolatrous community.the whoreκάθηταιkathētaisittethκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “sitteth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.sittethλαοὶlaoipeoplesλαός (laos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “peoples”, the subject formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.peoplesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὄχλοιochloimultitudesὄχλος (ochlos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “multitudes”, the subject formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.multitudesεἰσὶνeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔθνηethnēnationsἔθνος (ethnos)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “nations”, the subject formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.nationsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγλῶσσαιglōssaitonguesγλῶσσα (glōssa)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “tongues”, the subject formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).tongues

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he saith to me, 'The waters that thou didst see, where the whore doth sit, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he saith to me, 'The waters that thou didst see, where the whore doth sit, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues;'

World English Bible

He said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.

Darby Translation

And he says to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and nations, and tongues.

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