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Revelation 20:1

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

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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 sawἄγγελονangelonan angelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “an angel”, the object formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.This verse uses “an angel”.an angelκαταβαίνονταkatabainontacome downκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “come down”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.This verse uses “come down”.come downἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenἔχονταechontahavingἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “having”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.havingτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κλεῖνkleinkeyκλείς (kleis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “key”, the object formG2807a key.the keyτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀβύσσουabussouof the bottomless pitἄβυσσος (abussos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the bottomless pit”, the of-formG12the abyss, unfathomable depth, an especially Jewish conception, the home of the dead and of evil spirits.of the bottomless pitκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἅλυσινhalusinchainἅλυσις (halusis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “chain”, the object formG254a (light) chain, bond.chainμεγάληνmegalēngreatμέγας (megas)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.ἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χεῖραcheirahandχείρ (cheir)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hand”, the object formG5495a hand.handαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,

World English Bible

I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

Darby Translation

And I saw an angel descending from the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.

Douay-Rheims

And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.

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