King James Version

Revelation 8:11

And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (ὁ) before Wormwood here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “became” (ἐγένετο) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of the” (τῶν) before men here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the waters” (τῶν ὑδάτων) before because here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “becomes” (γίνεται) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.the nameτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀστέροςasterosof the starἀστήρ (astēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the star”, the of-formG792a star.of the starλέγεταιlegetaiis calledλέγω (legō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is called”, an ongoing or repeated 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.is calledὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἌψινθοςapsinthosWormwoodἌψινθοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Wormwood”, the subject formG894wormwood.Wormwoodκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐγένετοegenetobecameγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “became”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.becameτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τρίτονtritonthirdτρίτος (tritos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “third”, the subject formG5154third.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑδάτωνhudatōnwatersὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “waters”, the of-formG5204water.the watersεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἄψινθονapsinthonwormwoodἄψινθος (apsinthos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “wormwood”, the object formG894wormwood.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πολλοὶpolloimuchπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōna humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.ἀπέθανονapethanonto dieἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to die”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑδάτωνhudatōnwaterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “water”, the of-formG5204water.ὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseἐπικράνθησανepikranthēsanthey were made bitterπικραίνω (pikrainō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “they were made bitter”, a single actionG4087I make bitter, embitter; pass: I grow angry or harsh.they were made bitter

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

γίνεταιginetaibecameγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, second aorist deponent indicative, 3rd person singular — “became”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the name of the star is called Wormwood, and the third of the waters doth become wormwood, and many of the men did die of the waters, because they were made bitter.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the name of the star is called Wormwood, and the third of the waters doth become wormwood, and many of the men did die of the waters, because they were made bitter.

World English Bible

The name of the star is “Wormwood.” One third of the waters became wormwood. Many people died from the waters, because they were made bitter.

Darby Translation

And the name of the star is called Wormwood; and the third part of the waters became wormwood, and many of the men died of the waters because they were made bitter.

Douay-Rheims

And the name of the star is called Wormwood. And the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

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