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Revelation 17:16

And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before her here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “upon” (ἐπὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

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 sawestκαὶkaiuponκαίconjunction — “upon”G2532and, even, also, namely.uponτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θηρίονthērionbeastθηρίονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “beast”, the subject formG2342properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute.the beastοὗτοιhoutoitheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “these”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.theseμισήσουσιmisēsousishall hateμισέω (miseō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall hate”, an action still aheadG3404I hate, detest, love less, esteem less.This verse uses “hate”.shall hateτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόρνηνpornēnwhoreπόρνη (pornē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “whore”, the object formG4204a prostitute; met: an idolatrous community.the whoreκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἠρημωμένηνērēmōmenēndesolateἐρημόομαι (erēmoomai)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “desolate”, a completed action with a present resultG2049(a) I make desolate, bring to desolation, destroy, waste, (b) of a person: I strip, rob.desolateποιήσουσινpoiēsousinto doποιέω (poieō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to do”, an action still aheadG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.αὐτὴνautēnherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “her”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγυμνήνgumnēnnakedγυμνός (gumnos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “naked”, the object formG1131rarely: stark-naked; generally: wearing only the under-garment; bare, open, manifest; mere.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σάρκαςsarkasfleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “flesh”, the object formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.αὐτῆςautēsherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “her”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herφάγονταιphagontaito eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to eat”, an action still aheadG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.αὐτὴνautēnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.κατακαύσουσινkatakausousinto burnκατακαίω (katakaiō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to burn”, an action still aheadG2618I burn up, consume entirely.ἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “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

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ἐπὶepiuponἐπίconjunction — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the ten horns that thou didst see upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her in fire,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her utterly with fire.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the ten horns that thou didst see upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her in fire,

World English Bible

The ten horns which you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute, will make her desolate, will strip her naked, will eat her flesh, and will burn her utterly with fire.

Darby Translation

And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her with fire;

Douay-Rheims

And the ten horns which thou sawest in the beast: these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her with fire.

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