King James Version

Revelation 2:27

And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andποιμανεῖpoimaneihe shall ruleποιμαίνω (poimainō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he shall rule”, an action still aheadG4165I shepherd, tend, herd; hence: I rule, govern.he shall ruleαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withῥάβδῳrhabdōa rodῥάβδος (rhabdos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “a rod”, the to- or for-formG4464a rod, staff, staff of authority, scepter.This verse uses “a rod”.a rodσιδηρᾷsidēraof ironσιδηροῦς (sidērous)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “of iron”, the to- or for-formG4603made of iron.of ironὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σκεύηskeuēvesselsσκεῦος (skeuos)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “vessels”, the subject formG4632a vessel to contain liquid; a vessel of mercy or wrath; any instrument by which anything is done; a household utensil; of ships: tackle.the vesselsτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κεραμικὰkeramikaof a potterκεραμικός (keramikos)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “of a potter”, the subject formG2764of clay, made by a potter, earthen.of a potterσυντρίβεταιsuntribetaishall they be broken to shiversσυντρίβω (suntribō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall they be broken to shivers”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4937I break by crushing, break in pieces, shatter, crush, bruise.shall they be broken to shiversὡςhōsasὡςadverb — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asκἀγὼkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).Iεἴληφαeilēphareceivedλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “received”, a completed action with a present resultG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.receivedπαρὰparaofπαράpreposition — “of”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρόςpatrosFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.FatherμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he shall rule them with a rod of iron — as the vessels of the potter they shall be broken — as I also have received from my Father;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to shivers; as I also have received of my Father:

Young’s Literal Translation

and he shall rule them with a rod of iron — as the vessels of the potter they shall be broken — as I also have received from my Father;

World English Bible

He will rule them with a rod of iron , shattering them like clay pots, as I also have received of my Father ;

Darby Translation

and he shall shepherd them with an iron rod; as vessels of pottery are they broken in pieces, as I also have received from my Father;

Douay-Rheims

And he shall rule them with a rod of iron, and as the vessel of a potter they shall be broken,

Alludes to

Psalms 2:9 Psalms 2:9 · King James VersionThou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.Psalms 2:9 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

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