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Revelation 19:11

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶδονeidonseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).I sawτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανὸνouranonheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the object formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenἠνεῳγμένονēneōgmenonopenedἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “opened”, a completed action with a present resultG455I open.openedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdἵπποςhipposhorseἵπποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “horse”, the subject formG2462a horse.horseλευκόςleukoswhiteλευκόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “white”, the subject formG3022white, bright, brilliant.This verse uses “white”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καθήμενοςkathēmenoshe that satκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that sat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.he that satἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himπιστὸςpistosFaithfulπιστόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “Faithful”, the subject formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.This verse uses “faithful”.Faithfulκαλούμενοςkaloumenosto callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to call”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀληθινόςalēthinosTrueἀληθινόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “True”, the subject formG228true (lit: made of truth), real, genuine.This verse uses “true”.Trueκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunērighteousnessδικαιοσύνηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “righteousness”, the to- or for-formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.righteousnessκρίνειkrineihe doth judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he doth judge”, an ongoing or repeated 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”.he doth judgeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπολεμεῖpolemeimake warπολεμέω (polemeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “make war”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4170I make war, contend, fight, battle.This verse uses “make war”.make war

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war,

World English Bible

I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.

Darby Translation

And I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and one sitting on it, [called] Faithful and True, and he judges and makes war in righteousness.

Douay-Rheims

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called faithful and true, and with justice doth he judge and fight.

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