King James Version

Revelation 21:6

And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “It has been done” (γέγοναν.) before I myself here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “it has happened” (γέγονεν) before I myself here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “am” (εἰμι) before the here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπένeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single 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.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).he saidμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).unto meΓέγονανgegonanIt is doneγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “It is done”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.It is doneἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἌλφαalphaAlphaἌλφαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Alpha”, the subject formG1alpha; the first letter of the Greek alphabet.Alphaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὮōOmegaὮnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Omega”, the subject formG5598omega, the last letter of the Greek alphabet.Omegaἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχὴarchēbeginningἀρχήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “beginning”, the subject formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.This verse uses “beginning”.the beginningκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τέλοςtelosendτέλοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “end”, the subject formG5056(a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax.the endἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.διψῶντιdipsōntiunto him that is athirstδιψάω (dipsaō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him that is athirst”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1372I thirst for, desire earnestly.unto him that is athirstδώσωdōsōto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πηγῆςpēgēsfountainπηγή (pēgē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “fountain”, the of-formG4077a fountain, spring, well, issue, flow.the fountainτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὕδατοςhudatosof the waterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the water”, the of-formG5204water.of the waterτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ζωῆςzōēsof lifeζωή (zōē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of life”, the of-formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.of lifeδωρεάνdōreanfreelyδωρεάνadverb — “freely”G1432as a free gift, without payment, freely.This verse uses “freely”.freely

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

γέγονενgegonenIt is doneγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, second perfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “It is done”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.εἰμιeimiamεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and He said to me, 'It hath been done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End; I, to him who is thirsting, will give of the fountain of the water of the life freely;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Young’s Literal Translation

and He said to me, 'It hath been done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End; I, to him who is thirsting, will give of the fountain of the water of the life freely;

World English Bible

He said to me, “ I am the Alpha and the Omega , the Beginning and the End . I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life .

Darby Translation

And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to me: It is done. I am Alpha and Omega; the beginning and the end. To him that thirsteth, I will give of the fountain of the water of life, freely.

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