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Revelation 19:18

That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “both” (τε) before and here.

ἵναhinaThatἵναconjunction — “That”G2443in order that, so that.Thatφάγητεphagēteye may eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye may eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).ye may eatσάρκαςsarkasfleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “flesh”, the object formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.the fleshβασιλέωνbasileōnof kingsβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of kings”, the of-formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.of kingsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσάρκαςsarkasfleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “flesh”, the object formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.the fleshχιλιάρχωνchiliarchōnof captainsχιλίαρχος (chiliarchos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of captains”, the of-formG5506a commander of a thousand men, a military tribune.of captainsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσάρκαςsarkasfleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “flesh”, the object formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.the fleshἰσχυρῶνischurōnof mighty menἰσχυρός (ischuros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of mighty men”, the of-formG2478strong (originally and generally of physical strength); mighty, powerful, vehement, sure.This verse uses “mighty”.of mighty menκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσάρκαςsarkasfleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “flesh”, the object formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.the fleshἵππωνhippōnof horsesἵππος (hippos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of horses”, the of-formG2462a horse.of horsesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.καθημένωνkathēmenōnof them that sitκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “of them that sit”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.This verse uses “sit”.of them that sitἐπ’eponἐπί (epi)preposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσάρκαςsarkasfleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “flesh”, the object formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.the fleshπάντωνpantōnof allπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.of allἐλευθέρωνeleutherōnmen, both freeἐλεύθερος (eleutheros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “men, both free”, the of-formG1658free, delivered from obligation.This verse uses “free”.men, both freeτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδούλωνdoulōnbondδοῦλος (doulos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “bond”, the of-formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.bondκαὶkaibothκαίconjunction — “both”G2532and, even, also, namely.bothμικρῶνmikrōnsmallμικρός (mikros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “small”, the of-formG3398little, small.This verse uses “small”.smallκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμεγάλωνmegalōngreatμέγας (megas)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “great”, the of-formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.great

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

that ye may eat flesh of kings, and flesh of chiefs of thousands, and flesh of strong men, and flesh of horses, and of those sitting on them, and the flesh of all — freemen and servants — both small and great.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of them that sit thereon, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, and small and great.

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World English Bible

that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, small and great.”

Darby Translation

that ye may eat flesh of kings, and flesh of chiliarchs, and flesh of strong men, and flesh of horses and of those that sit upon them, and flesh of all, both free and bond, and small and great.

Douay-Rheims

That you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of tribunes, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all freemen and bondmen, and of little and of great.

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