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Revelation 3:18

I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to anoint” (ἐγχρῖσαι) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you do anoint” (ἐγχρῖσον) before the here.

συμβουλεύωsumbouleuōI counselσυμβουλεύωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I counsel”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4823I give advice, exhort; mid: I take counsel together, consult.I counselσοιsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeἀγοράσαιagorasaito buyἀγοράζω (agorazō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to buy”, a single actionG59I buy.to buyπαρ’parofπαρά (para)preposition — “of”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.ofἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meχρυσίονchrusiongoldχρυσίονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “gold”, the object formG5553a piece of gold, golden ornament.goldπεπυρωμένονpepurōmenontriedπυρόομαι (puroomai)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “tried”, a completed action with a present resultG4448pass: I burn, am set on fire, am inflamed; glow with heat, am purified by fire.triedἐκekinἐκpreposition — “in”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.inπυρὸςpurosfireπῦρ (pur)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “fire”, the of-formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.the fireἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatπλουτήσῃςploutēsēsthou mayest be richπλουτέω (plouteō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou mayest be rich”, a single actionG4147I become rich, am rich, abound in.thou mayest be richκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἱμάτιαhimatiaraimentἱμάτιον (himation)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “raiment”, the object formG2440 a long flowing outer garment, tunic.raimentλευκὰleukawhiteλευκός (leukos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “white”, the object formG3022white, bright, brilliant.This verse uses “white”.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatπεριβάλῃperibalēthou mayest be clothedπεριβάλλω (periballō)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou mayest be clothed”, a single actionG4016I cast around, wrap a garment about, put on; hence mid: I put on to myself, clothe myself, dress; I draw (a line).thou mayest be clothedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notφανερωθῇphanerōthēappearφανερόω (phaneroō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “appear”, a single actionG5319I make clear (visible, manifest), make known.appearἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.αἰσχύνηaischunēshameαἰσχύνηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “shame”, the subject formG152shame, shamefacedness, shameful deeds.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γυμνότητόςgumnotētosnakednessγυμνότης (gumnotēs)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “nakedness”, the of-formG1132nakedness.σουsouthineσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thine”, the of-formG4771you.thineκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.κολλούριονkollourionwith eyesalveκολλούριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “with eyesalve”, the object formG2854eye-salve.with eyesalveἐγχρῖσαιenchrisaito rub onἐγχρίω (enchriō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to rub on”, a single actionG1472I rub in, anoint.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφθαλμούςophthalmouseyeὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “eye”, the object formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatβλέπῃςblepēsthou mayest seeβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou mayest see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.This verse uses “see”.thou mayest see

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐγχρῖσονenchrisonto anointἐγχρίω (enchriō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to anoint”, a single actionG1472I rub in, anoint.This verse uses “anoint”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I counsel thee to buy from me gold fired by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments that thou mayest be arrayed, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifest, and with eye-salve anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and that the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire , that you may become rich ; and white garments , that you may clothe yourself , and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed ; and eye salve to anoint your eyes , that you may see.

Darby Translation

I counsel thee to buy of me gold purified by fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white garments, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not be made manifest; and eye-salve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

Douay-Rheims

I counsel thee to buy of me gold fire tried, that thou mayest be made rich; and mayest be clothed in white garments, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear; and anoint thy eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

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