King James Version

Revelation 6:2

And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “it” (αὐτὸν) before having here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to him” (αὐτῷ) before crown here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

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 sawκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdἵπποςhipposhorseἵπποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “horse”, the subject formG2462a horse.horseλευκόςleukoswhiteλευκόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “white”, the subject formG3022white, bright, brilliant.This verse uses “white”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καθήμενοςkathēmenoshe that satκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that sat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.he that satἐπ’eponἐπί (epi)preposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἔχωνechōnhadἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “had”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.hadτόξονtoxona bowτόξονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a bow”, the object formG5115a bow.a bowκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐδόθηedothēwas givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was given”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.was givenαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himστέφανοςstephanoscrownστέφανοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “crown”, the subject formG4735a crown, garland, honor, glory.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐξῆλθενexēlthenhe went forthἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he went forth”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.he went forthνικῶνnikōnconqueringνικάω (nikaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “conquering”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3528I conquer, am victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue.conqueringκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἵναhinatoἵναconjunction — “to”G2443in order that, so that.toνικήσῃnikēsēconquerνικάω (nikaō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “conquer”, a single actionG3528I conquer, am victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue.This verse uses “conquer”.conquer

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I saw, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is having a bow, and there was given to him a crown, and he went forth overcoming, and that he may overcome.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I saw, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is having a bow, and there was given to him a crown, and he went forth overcoming, and that he may overcome.

World English Bible

Then a white horse appeared, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.

Darby Translation

And I saw: and behold, a white horse, and he that sat upon it having a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went forth conquering and that he might conquer.

Douay-Rheims

And I saw: and behold a white horse, and he that sat on him had a bow, and there was a crown given him, and he went forth conquering that he might conquer.

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