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Revelation 19:17

And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “do be gathered” (συνάχθητε) before unto here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the great” (τὸ μέγα) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and do be gathered” (καὶ συνάγεσθε) before unto here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “great” (μεγάλου) before God here.

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 sawἕναhenaanεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “an”, the object formG1520one.anἄγγελονangelonangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the object formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.angelἑστῶταhestōtastandingἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “standing”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (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.standingἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡλίῳhēliōsunἥλιος (hēlios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “sun”, the to- or for-formG2246the sun, sunlight.the sunκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔκραξενekraxenhe criedκράζω (krazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he cried”, a single actionG2896I cry aloud, shriek.he criedφωνῇphōnēvoiceφωνήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the to- or for-formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.voiceμεγάλῃmegalēof the greatμέγας (megas)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “of the great”, the to- or for-formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.of the greatλέγωνlegōnto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, 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”.πᾶσιpasiallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀρνέοιςorneoisbirdὄρνεον (orneon)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “bird”, the to- or for-formG3732a bird, fowl.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πετομένοιςpetomenoisto flyπέτομαι (petomai)verb, present middle participle, dative, plural, neuter — “to fly”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4072I fly.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.μεσουρανήματιmesouranēmatimidairμεσουράνημα (mesouranēma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “midair”, the to- or for-formG3321mid-heaven, the middle of heaven, the zenith.Δεῦτεdeutecomeδεῦτεadverb — “come”G1205come hither, come, hither, an exclamatory word.This verse uses “come”.συνάχθητεsunachthēteto assembleσυνάγω (sunagō)verb, aorist passive imperative, 2nd person plural — “to assemble”, a single actionG4863I gather together, collect, assemble, receive with hospitality, entertain.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δεῖπνονdeipnondinnerδεῖπνονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “dinner”, the object formG1173a dinner, an afternoon or evening meal.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μέγαmegagreatμέγας (megas)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.συνάγεσθεsunagesthegather yourselves togetherσυνάγω (sunagō)verb, aorist passive imperative, 2nd person plural — “gather yourselves together”, a single actionG4863I gather together, collect, assemble, receive with hospitality, entertain.μεγάλουmegalouof the greatμέγας (megas)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “of the great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I saw one messenger standing in the sun, and he cried, a great voice, saying to all the birds that are flying in mid-heaven, 'Come and be gathered together to the supper of the great God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid heaven, Come and be gathered together unto the great supper of God;

Young’s Literal Translation

And I saw one messenger standing in the sun, and he cried, a great voice, saying to all the birds that are flying in mid-heaven, 'Come and be gathered together to the supper of the great God,

World English Bible

I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the sky, “Come! Be gathered together to the great supper of God,

Darby Translation

And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, Come, gather yourselves to the great supper of God,

Douay-Rheims

And I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that did fly through the midst of heaven: Come, gather yourselves together to the great supper of God:

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