King James Version

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “her” (αὐτῇ,) before O heaven here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and you” (καὶ οἱ) before prophets here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “her” (αὐτήν) before O heaven here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΕὐφραίνουeuphrainouRejoiceεὐφραίνω (euphrainō)verb, present passive imperative, 2nd person singular — “Rejoice”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2165I cheer, make glad; generally mid. or pass: I am glad, make merry, revel, feast.Rejoiceἐπ’epoverἐπί (epi)preposition — “over”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.overαὐτῇautēherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herοὐρανέouranethou heavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “thou heaven”, the calling formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.thou heavenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἅγιοιhagioiye holyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “ye holy”, the subject formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.ye holyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπόστολοιapostoloiapostleἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “apostle”, the subject formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.προφῆταιprophētaiprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the subject formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.prophetsὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forἔκρινενekrinento judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to judge”, a single actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κρίμαkrimahath avengedκρίμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “hath avenged”, the object formG2917(a) a judgment, a verdict; sometimes implying an adverse verdict, a condemnation, (b) a case at law, a lawsuit.hath avengedὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youἐξexonἐκ (ek)preposition — “on”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.onαὐτῆςautēsherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “her”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.her

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτήνautēnherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Be glad over her, O heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets, because God did judge your judgment of her!'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Be glad over her, O heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets, because God did judge your judgment of her!'

World English Bible

“Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets, for God has judged your judgment on her.”

Darby Translation

Rejoice over her, heaven, and [ye] saints and apostles and prophets; for God has judged your judgment upon her.

Douay-Rheims

Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.

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