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Revelation 17:4

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “purple” (πορφυροῦν) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “scarlet” (κόκκινον) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “with gold” (χρυσίῳ) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the unclean [things] of the” (τὰ ἀκάθαρτα τῆς) before sexual immorality here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “purple cloth” (πορφύρᾳ) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “scarlet” (κόκκινῳ) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “with gold” (χρυσῷ) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “uncleanness” (ἀκάθαρτητος) before sexual immorality here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γυνὴgunēwomanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.the womanἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasπεριβεβλημένηperibeblēmenēarrayedπεριβάλλω (periballō)verb, perfect middle participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “arrayed”, a completed action with a present resultG4016I cast around, wrap a garment about, put on; hence mid: I put on to myself, clothe myself, dress; I draw (a line).arrayedπορφυροῦνporphurounin purpleπορφυροῦς (porphurous)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “in purple”, the object formG4210purple.in purpleκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκόκκινονkokkinonscarlet colourκόκκινος (kokkinos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “scarlet colour”, the object formG2847crimson, scarlet, dyed with Kermes (coccum), the female coccus of the Kermes oak.scarlet colourκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκεχρυσωμένηkechrusōmenēdeckedχρυσόω (chrusoō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “decked”, a completed action with a present resultG5558I gild, adorn with gold.deckedχρυσίῳchrusiōwith goldχρυσίον (chrusion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “with gold”, the to- or for-formG5553a piece of gold, golden ornament.with goldκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλίθῳlithōstonesλίθος (lithos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “stones”, the to- or for-formG3037a stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building.stonesτιμίῳtimiōpreciousτίμιος (timios)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “precious”, the to- or for-formG5093of great price, precious, honored.This verse uses “precious”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμαργαρίταιςmargaritaispearlsμαργαρίτης (margaritēs)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “pearls”, the to- or for-formG3135a pearl.pearlsἔχουσαechousahavingἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “having”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.havingποτήριονpotērioncupποτήριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “cup”, the object formG4221a drinking cup, the contents of the cup; fig: the portion which God allots.cupχρυσοῦνchrusoungoldenχρυσοῦς (chrusous)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “golden”, the object formG5552golden, made of gold, adorned with gold.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.χειρὶcheirihandχείρ (cheir)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “hand”, the to- or for-formG5495a hand.handαὐτῆςautēsof herαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of her”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of herγέμονgemonbe fullγέμω (gemō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “be full”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1073I am full of.βδελυγμάτωνbdelugmatōnabominationβδέλυγμα (bdelugma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “abomination”, the of-formG946an abominable thing, an accursed thing.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκάθαρταakathartauncleanἀκάθαρτος (akathartos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “unclean”, the object formG169unclean, impure.This verse uses “unclean”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πορνείαςporneiasfornicationπορνεία (porneia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “fornication”, the of-formG4202fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry.This verse uses “fornication”.fornicationαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

πορφύρᾳporphurain purpleπορφύραadjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “in purple”, the object formG4209a purple garment, indicating power or wealth.κόκκινῳkokkinōscarlet colourκόκκινος (kokkinos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “scarlet colour”, the object formG2847crimson, scarlet, dyed with Kermes (coccum), the female coccus of the Kermes oak.χρυσῷchrusōwith goldχρυσός (chrusos)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “with gold”, the to- or for-formG5557gold, anything made of gold, a gold coin.ἀκάθαρτητοςakathartētosfilthinessἀκαθάρτης (akathartēs)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “filthiness”, the object formG168

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the woman was arrayed with purple and scarlet-colour, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and uncleanness of her whoredom,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of her fornication,

Young’s Literal Translation

and the woman was arrayed with purple and scarlet-colour, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and uncleanness of her whoredom,

World English Bible

The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth.

Darby Translation

And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and had ornaments of gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the unclean things of her fornication;

Douay-Rheims

And the woman was clothed round about with purple and scarlet, and gilt with gold, and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of the abomination and filthiness of her fornication.

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