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Revelation 18:17

For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “a place sailing” (τόπον πλέων) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the ships” (τῶν πλοίων) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “multitudes” (ὅμιλος) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forμιᾷmiain oneεἷς (heis)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “in one”, the to- or for-formG1520one.in oneὥρᾳhōrahourὥραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “hour”, the to- or for-formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.hourἠρημώθηērēmōthēis come to noughtἐρημόομαι (erēmoomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is come to nought”, a single actionG2049(a) I make desolate, bring to desolation, destroy, waste, (b) of a person: I strip, rob.is come to noughtὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τοσοῦτοςtosoutosso greatτοσοῦτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “so great”, the subject formG5118so great, so large, so long, so many.πλοῦτοςploutosrichesπλοῦτοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “riches”, the subject formG4149riches, wealth, abundance, materially or spiritually.This verse uses “riches”.ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπᾶςpaseveryπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “every”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.everyκυβερνήτηςkubernētēsshipmasterκυβερνήτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “shipmaster”, the subject formG2942a steersman, pilot; met: a guide, governor.shipmasterκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπᾶςpasallπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inτόπονtoponplaceτόπος (topos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “place”, the object formG5117a place, region, seat; an opportunity.πλέωνpleōnshipsπλέω (pleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “ships”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4126I sail, travel by sea, voyage.shipsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andναῦταιnautaisailorsναύτης (nautēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “sailors”, the subject formG3492a sailor, seaman.sailorsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὅσοιhosoias many asὅσος (hosos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “as many as”, the subject formG3745how much, how great, how many, as great as, as much.as many asτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θάλασσανthalassanby seaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “by sea”, the object formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.by seaἐργάζονταιergazontaito workἐργάζομαι (ergazomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to work”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2038I work, trade, perform, do, practice, commit, acquire by labor.ἀπὸapooffἀπόpreposition — “off”G575from, away from.offμακρόθενmakrothenfrom afarμακρόθενadverb — “from afar”G3113from a (long) distance, afar.ἔστησανestēsanto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to stand”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πλοίωνploiōnshipsπλοῖον (ploion)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “ships”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4143a ship, vessel, boat.ὅμιλοςhomiloscrowdὅμιλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “crowd”, the subject formG3658

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And every shipmaster, and all the company upon the ships, and sailors, and as many as work the sea, far off stood,

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American Standard Version (1901)

for in one hour so great riches is made desolate. And every shipmaster, and every one that saileth any whither, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood afar off,

Young’s Literal Translation

'And every shipmaster, and all the company upon the ships, and sailors, and as many as work the sea, far off stood,

World English Bible

For in an hour such great riches are made desolate.’ Every ship master, and everyone who sails anywhere, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood far away,

Darby Translation

for in one hour so great riches has been made desolate. And every steersman, and every one who sailed to any place, and sailors, and all who exercise their calling on the sea, stood afar off,

Douay-Rheims

For in one hour are so great riches come to nought; and every shipmaster, and all that sail into the lake, and mariners, and as many as work in the sea, stood afar off.

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