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Revelation 20:2

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the serpent the ancient” (ὁ ὄφις ὁ ἀρχαῖος,) before who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (ὁ) before Satan here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the serpent the ancient” (τὸν ὄφιν τὸν ἀρχαῖον) before who here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐκράτησενekratēsenhe laid hold onκρατέω (krateō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he laid hold on”, a single actionG2902I am strong, mighty, hence: I rule, am master, prevail; I obtain, take hold of; I hold, hold fast.he laid hold onτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δράκονταdrakontadragonδράκων (drakōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “dragon”, the object formG1404a dragon or huge serpent; met: Satan.the dragonὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὄφιςophisserpentὄφιςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “serpent”, the subject formG3789a serpent, snake; used of the devil or Satan.serpentὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχαῖοςarchaiosancientἀρχαῖοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “ancient”, the subject formG744original, primitive, ancient.This verse uses “ancient”.ὅςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isΔιάβολοςdiabolosDevilΔιάβολοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “Devil”, the subject formG1228(adj. used often as a noun), slanderous; with the article: the Slanderer (par excellence), the Devil.the Devilκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΣατανᾶςsatanasSatanΣατανᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Satan”, the subject formG4567an adversary, Satan.This verse uses “Satan”.Satanκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔδησενedēsenboundδέω (deō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bound”, a single actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.boundαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himχίλιαchiliaa thousandχίλιοι (chilioi)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “a thousand”, the object formG5507a thousand.a thousandἔτηetēyearsἔτος (etos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “years”, the object formG2094a year.years

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὄφινophinserpentὄφις (ophis)noun, nominative, singular, masculine — “serpent”, the subject formG3789a serpent, snake; used of the devil or Satan.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχαῖονarchaionancientἀρχαῖος (archaios)adjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “ancient”, the subject formG744original, primitive, ancient.This verse uses “ancient”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

Young’s Literal Translation

and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,

World English Bible

He seized the dragon, the old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,

Darby Translation

And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is [the] devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

Douay-Rheims

And he laid hold on the dragon the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

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