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Revelation 18:23

And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andφῶςphōslightφῶςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “light”, the subject formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.the lightλύχνουluchnouof a candleλύχνος (luchnos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of a candle”, the of-formG3088a lamp.of a candleοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.φάνῃphanēshall shineφαίνω (phainō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall shine”, a single actionG5316(a) act: I shine, shed light, (b) pass: I shine, become visible, appear, (c) I become clear, appear, seem, show myself as.This verse uses “shine”.shall shineἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inσοὶsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeἔτιetiat allἔτιadverb — “at all”G2089(a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition.at allκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.φωνὴphōnēvoiceφωνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the subject formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.νυμφίουnumphioubridegroomνυμφίος (numphios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “bridegroom”, the of-formG3566a bridegroom.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.νύμφηςnumphēsbrideνύμφη (numphē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “bride”, the of-formG3565(a) a bride, young wife, young woman, (b) a daughter-in-law.οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἀκουσθῇakousthēto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inσοὶsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeἔτιetistillἔτιadverb — “still”G2089(a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition.This verse uses “still”.ὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔμποροίemporoimerchantsἔμπορος (emporos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “merchants”, the subject formG1713a merchant, trader; one on a journey.merchantsσουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyἦσανēsanto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μεγιστᾶνεςmegistanesgreat manμεγιστάν (megistan)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “great man”, the subject formG3175a great one, a lord; a courtier, satrap, nobleman.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.φαρμακείᾳpharmakeiasorceriesφαρμακείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “sorceries”, the to- or for-formG5331magic, sorcery, enchantment.sorceriesσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἐπλανήθησανeplanēthēsanwereπλανάω (planaō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “were”, a single actionG4105I lead astray, deceive, cause to wander.wereπάνταpantaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνηethnēnationsἔθνος (ethnos)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “nations”, the subject formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.nations

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and light of a lamp may not shine at all in thee any more; and voice of bridegroom and of bride may not be heard at all in thee any more; because thy merchants were the great ones of the earth, because in thy sorcery were all the nations led astray,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the light of a lamp shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the princes of the earth; for with thy sorcery were all the nations deceived.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

The light of a lamp will shine no more at all in you. The voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will be heard no more at all in you, for your merchants were the princes of the earth; for with your sorcery all the nations were deceived.

Darby Translation

and light of lamp shall shine no more at all in thee, and voice of bridegroom and bride shall be heard no more at all in thee; for thy merchants were the great ones of the earth; for by thy sorcery have all the nations been deceived.

Douay-Rheims

And the light of the lamp shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth, for all nations have been deceived by thy enchantments.

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