And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ἔχουσινechousinthey hadἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they had”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.they hadἐπ’epoverἐπί (epi)preposition — “over”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.overαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themβασιλέαbasileakingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “king”, the object formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄγγελονangelonwhich is the angelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which is the angel”, the object formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.which is the angelτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀβύσσουabussouof the bottomless pitἄβυσσος (abussos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the bottomless pit”, the of-formG12the abyss, unfathomable depth, an especially Jewish conception, the home of the dead and of evil spirits.of the bottomless pitὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.nameαὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Ἑβραϊστὶhebraistiin the Hebrew tongueἙβραϊστίadverb — “in the Hebrew tongue”G1447in the Hebrew, or rather, in the Aramaic dialect.in the Hebrew tongueἈβαδδώνabaddōnis AbaddonἈβαδδώνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “is Abaddon”, the subject formG3Abaddon, Destroyer (i.e. Destroying Angel) or "place of destruction" (personified).is Abaddonκαὶkaibutκαίconjunction — “but”G2532and, even, also, namely.butἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἙλληνικῇhellēnikēGreek tongueἙλληνικός (hellēnikos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “Greek tongue”, the to- or for-formG1673Greek, the Greek language.This verse uses “Greek”.the Greek tongueὄνομαonomahis nameὄνομαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “his name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.his nameἔχειecheito haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἈπολλύωνapolluōnApollyonἈπολλύωνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Apollyon”, the subject formG623Apollyon, The Destroying One, a Greek translation of the Hebrew: Abaddon.This verse uses “Apollyon”.Apollyon
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