And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “gold [things]” (χρυσίῳ) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “with pearl” (μαργαρίτῃ,) after and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “with gold” (ἐν χρυσῷ) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and with pearls” (καὶ μαργαρίταις) after precious here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
λέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingΟὐαὶouaiAlasοὐαίparticle — “Alas”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.Alasοὐαίouaialasοὐαίinterjection — “alas”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.alasἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πόλιςpoliscityπόλιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “city”, the subject formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.cityἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μεγάληmegalēgreatμέγας (megas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.περιβεβλημένηperibeblēmenēthat was clothed inπεριβάλλω (periballō)verb, perfect middle participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “that was clothed in”, 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).that was clothed inβύσσινονbussinonfine linenβύσσινος (bussinos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “fine linen”, the object formG1039of fine linen, cotton.fine linenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπορφυροῦνporphurounpurpleπορφυροῦς (porphurous)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “purple”, the object formG4210purple.purpleκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκόκκινονkokkinonscarletκόκκινος (kokkinos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “scarlet”, the object formG2847crimson, scarlet, dyed with Kermes (coccum), the female coccus of the Kermes oak.scarletκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “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.deckedχρυσίῳchrusiōgoldχρυσίον (chrusion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “gold”, the to- or for-formG5553a piece of gold, golden ornament.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”.andμαργαρίτῃmargaritēpearlsμαργαρίτης (margaritēs)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “pearls”, the to- or for-formG3135a pearl.pearls
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.χρυσῷchrusōgoldχρυσός (chrusos)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “gold”, the to- or for-formG5557gold, anything made of gold, a gold coin.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.μαργαρίταιςmargaritaispearlsμαργαρίτης (margaritēs)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “pearls”, the to- or for-formG3135a pearl.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
and saying, Woe, woe, the great city, that was arrayed with fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded in gold, and precious stone, and pearls — because in one hour so much riches were made waste!
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American Standard Version (1901)
saying, Woe, woe, the great city, she that was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearl!
Young’s Literal Translation
and saying, Woe, woe, the great city, that was arrayed with fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded in gold, and precious stone, and pearls — because in one hour so much riches were made waste!
World English Bible
saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, she who was dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!
Darby Translation
saying, Woe, woe, the great city, which [was] clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet, and had ornaments of gold and precious stones and pearls!
Douay-Rheims
And saying: Alas! alas! that great city, which was clothed with fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and was gilt with gold, and precious stones, and pearls.
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