And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπένeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single 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.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).unto meὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichἄγγελοςangelosangelἄγγελοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.Διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.ἐθαύμασαςethaumasasto marvelθαυμάζω (thaumazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to marvel”, a single actionG2296(a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.ἐρῶerōto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to say”, an action still aheadG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G4483 (ῥέω, utter).σοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μυστήριονmustērionmysteryμυστήριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “mystery”, the object formG3466a mystery, secret, of which initiation is necessary; in the NT: the counsels of God, once hidden but now revealed in the Gospel or some fact thereof; the Christian revelation generally; particular truths or details of the Christian revelation.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γυναικὸςgunaikoswomanγυνή (gunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “woman”, the of-formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θηρίουthēriouwild animalθηρίον (thērion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “wild animal”, the of-formG2342properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute.This verse uses “animal”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βαστάζοντοςbastazontosto carryβαστάζω (bastazō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, neuter — “to carry”, an ongoing or repeated actionG941(a) I carry, bear, (b) I carry (take) away.This verse uses “carry”.αὐτήνautēnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἔχοντοςechontosto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, neuter — “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.κεφαλὰςkephalasheadκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “head”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δέκαdekatenδέκαadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “ten”, the object formG1176ten.tenκέραταkeratahornsκέρας (keras)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “horns”, the object formG2768(a) a horn, (b) a horn-like projection at the corner of an altar, (c) a horn as a symbol of power.horns
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
and the messenger said to me, 'Wherefore didst thou wonder? I — I will tell thee the secret of the woman and of the beast that [is] carrying her, which hath the seven heads and the ten horns.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and the ten horns.
Young’s Literal Translation
and the messenger said to me, 'Wherefore didst thou wonder? I — I will tell thee the secret of the woman and of the beast that [is] carrying her, which hath the seven heads and the ten horns.
World English Bible
The angel said to me, “Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
Darby Translation
And the angel said to me, Why hast thou wondered? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast which carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
Douay-Rheims
And the angel said to me: Why dost thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast which carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
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