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Revelation 6:8

And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “was following” (ἠκολούθει) before with here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “follow” (ἀκολούθει) before with 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 lookedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdἵπποςhipposhorseἵπποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “horse”, the subject formG2462a horse.horseχλωρόςchlōrosgreenχλωρόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “green”, the subject formG5515green, pale green.This verse uses “green”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καθήμενοςkathēmenosthat satκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that sat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.that satἐπάνωepanōonἐπάνωpreposition — “on”G1883(a) adv: on the top, above, (b) prep: on the top of, above, over, on, above, more than, superior to.onαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.αὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Θάνατοςthanatosdeathθάνατοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “death”, the subject formG2288death, physical or spiritual.deathκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ᾅδηςhadēsHadesᾅδηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Hades”, the subject formG86Hades, the unseen world.ἠκολούθειēkoloutheito followἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to follow”, an ongoing action in the pastG190I accompany, attend, follow.This verse uses “follow”.μετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐδόθηedothēto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐξουσίαexousiaauthorityἐξουσίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the subject formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τέταρτονtetartonfourthτέταρτος (tetartos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “fourth”, the object formG5067fourth.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsof the earthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “the earth”.of the earthἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaito killἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to kill”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.This verse uses “kill”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ῥομφαίᾳrhomphaiaswordῥομφαίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “sword”, the to- or for-formG4501a sword, scimitar; fig: war, piercing grief.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.λιμῷlimōhungerλιμός (limos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “hunger”, the to- or for-formG3042a famine, hunger.This verse uses “hunger”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.θανάτῳthanatōdeathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “death”, the to- or for-formG2288death, physical or spiritual.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θηρίωνthēriōnwild animalθηρίον (thērion)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “wild animal”, the of-formG2342properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute.This verse uses “animal”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀκολούθειakoloutheifollowedἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “followed”, an ongoing action in the pastG190I accompany, attend, follow.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I saw, and lo, a pale horse, and he who is sitting upon him — his name is Death, and Hades doth follow with him, and there was given to them authority to kill, (over the fourth part of the land,) with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and by the beasts of the land.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him. And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

And behold, a pale horse, and the name of he who sat on it was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.

Darby Translation

And I saw: and behold, a pale horse, and he that sat upon it, his name [was] Death, and hades followed with him; and authority was given to him over the fourth of the earth to slay with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and by the beasts of the earth.

Douay-Rheims

And behold a pale horse, and he that sat upon him, his name was Death, and hell followed him. And power was given to him over the four parts of the earth, to kill with sword, with famine, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

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