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Revelation 2:17

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “knows” (οἶδεν) before only here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to eat from” (φαγεῖν ἀπὸ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “knew” (ἔγνω) before only here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔχωνechōnHe that hathἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “He that hath”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.He that hathοὖςousan earοὖςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “an ear”, the object formG3775(a) the ear, (b) met: the faculty of perception.an earἀκουσάτωakousatōlet him hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular — “let him hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.let him hearτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumaSpiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spiritλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, 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.saithταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisunto the churchesἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “unto the churches”, the to- or for-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.unto the churchesτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.νικῶντιnikōntithat overcomethνικάω (nikaō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “that overcometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3528I conquer, am victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue.that overcomethδώσωdōsōwill I giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “will I give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.will I giveαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μάνναmannamannaμάνναnoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “manna”, the of-formG3131(Hebrew), manna, the supernatural food eaten by the Israelites in the desert: of spiritual food.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κεκρυμμένουkekrummenouto hideκρύπτω (kruptō)verb, perfect passive participle, genitive, singular, neuter — “to hide”, a completed action with a present resultG2928I hide, conceal, lay up.This verse uses “hide”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδώσωdōsōto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ψῆφονpsēphonstoneψῆφος (psēphos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “stone”, the object formG5586(a) a pebble, small stone, (b) hence, from their use in voting: a vote.the stoneλευκήνleukēnwhiteλευκός (leukos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “white”, the object formG3022white, bright, brilliant.This verse uses “white”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ψῆφονpsēphonstoneψῆφος (psēphos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “stone”, the object formG5586(a) a pebble, small stone, (b) hence, from their use in voting: a vote.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.nameκαινὸνkainonnewκαινός (kainos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “new”, the object formG2537fresh, new, unused, novel.This verse uses “new”.γεγραμμένονgegrammenonwrittenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).writtenὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichοὐδεὶςoudeisno manοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “no man”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.no manοἶδενoidenknowethοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “knoweth”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveknowethεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λαμβάνωνlambanōnhe that receivethλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that receiveth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.he that receiveth

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

φαγεῖνphageinto eatφαγεῖνverb, second aorist active infinitive — “to eat”, a single actionG5315I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does); used only in fut. and 2nd aor. tenses.ἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ἔγνωegnōknowethγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “knoweth”, a completed action with a present resultG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

He who is having an ear — let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving [it].

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he that receiveth it.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

He who has an ear , let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies . To him who overcomes , to him I will give of the hidden manna , and I will give him a white stone , and on the stone a new name written which no one knows but he who receives it .

Darby Translation

He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him that overcomes, to him will I give of the hidden manna; and I will give to him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he that receives [it].

Douay-Rheims

He, that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches: To him that overcometh, I will give the hidden manna, and will give him a white counter, and in the counter, a new name written, which no man knoweth, but he that receiveth it.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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