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Revelation 18:19

And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they cried out” (ἔκραξαν) before weeping here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τὰ) before ships here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they were crying out” (ἔκραζον) before weeping here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἔβαλονebalonthey castβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they cast”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.they castχοῦνchoundustχοῦς (chous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “dust”, the object formG5522earth, soil, dust.dustἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κεφαλὰςkephalasheadsκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “heads”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.headsαὐτῶνautōnherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “her”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἔκραξανekraxanthey cried outκράζω (krazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they cried out”, a single actionG2896I cry aloud, shriek.κλαίοντεςklaiontesto weepκλαίω (klaiō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to weep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2799I weep, weep for, mourn, lament.This verse uses “weep”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πενθοῦντεςpenthountesto mournπενθέω (pentheō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to mourn”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3996I mourn, lament, feel guilt.This verse uses “mourn”.λέγοντεςlegontesto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to speak”, 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.This verse uses “speak”.Οὐαὶouaiwoe!οὐαίparticle — “woe!”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.οὐαίouaiwoe!οὐαίinterjection — “woe!”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.ἡhētheὁ (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.ἡhētheὁ (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”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ᾗhēwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐπλούτησανeploutēsanbe richπλουτέω (plouteō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “be rich”, a single actionG4147I become rich, am rich, abound in.πάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔχοντεςechontesto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πλοῖαploiaboatπλοῖον (ploion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “boat”, the object formG4143a ship, vessel, boat.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θαλάσσῃthalassēseaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “sea”, the to- or for-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.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τιμιότητοςtimiotētoscostlinessτιμιότης (timiotēs)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “costliness”, the of-formG5094preciousness, costliness, worth.This verse uses “costliness”.costlinessαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὅτιhoti! forὅτιconjunction — “! 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 she made desolateἐρημόομαι (erēmoomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is she made desolate”, a single actionG2049(a) I make desolate, bring to desolation, destroy, waste, (b) of a person: I strip, rob.is she made desolate

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἔκραζονekrazoncriedκράζω (krazō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “cried”, an ongoing action in the pastG2896I cry aloud, shriek.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they did cast dust upon their heads, and were crying out, weeping and sorrowing, saying, Woe, woe, the great city! in which were made rich all having ships in the sea, out of her costliness — for in one hour was she made waste.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all that had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

They cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her great wealth!’ For she is made desolate in one hour.

Darby Translation

and cast dust upon their heads, and cried, weeping and grieving, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, in which all that had ships in the sea were enriched through her costliness! for in one hour she has been made desolate.

Douay-Rheims

And they cast dust upon their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying: Alas! alas! that great city, wherein all were made rich, that had ships at sea, by reason of her prices: for in one hour she is made desolate.

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