King James Version

Revelation 9:2

And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “was darkened” (ἐσκοτώθη) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “was made dark” (ἐσκοτίσθη) before the here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἤνοιξενēnoixenhe openedἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he opened”, a single actionG455I open.he openedτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φρέαρphrearpitφρέαρnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “pit”, the object formG5421a pit, well, cistern.pitτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀβύσσουabussouabyssἄβυσσος (abussos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “abyss”, the of-formG12the abyss, unfathomable depth, an especially Jewish conception, the home of the dead and of evil spirits.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀνέβηanebēthere aroseἀναβαίνω (anabainō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “there arose”, a single actionG305I go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up.there aroseκαπνὸςkapnosa smokeκαπνόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a smoke”, the subject formG2586smoke.a smokeἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.φρέατοςphreatospitφρέαρ (phrear)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “pit”, the of-formG5421a pit, well, cistern.the pitὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asκαπνὸςkapnossmokeκαπνόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “smoke”, the subject formG2586smoke.the smokeκαμίνουkaminoufurnaceκάμινος (kaminos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “furnace”, the of-formG2575a furnace, oven, kiln.furnaceμεγάληςmegalēsgreatμέγας (megas)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “great”, the of-formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐσκοτώθηeskotōthēwere darkenedσκοτόομαι (skotoomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “were darkened”, a single actionG4656(lit. or met.) I darken.were darkenedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἥλιοςhēliossunἥλιοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “sun”, the subject formG2246the sun, sunlight.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀὴρaērairἀήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “air”, the subject formG109air, the lower air we breathe.ἐκekby reason ofἐκpreposition — “by reason of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.by reason ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.καπνοῦkapnousmokeκαπνός (kapnos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “smoke”, the of-formG2586smoke.the smokeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.φρέατοςphreatosof the pitφρέαρ (phrear)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the pit”, the of-formG5421a pit, well, cistern.of the pit

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐσκοτίσθηeskotisthēwere darkenedσκοτίζω (skotizō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “were darkened”, a single actionG4654I darken.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he did open the pit of the abyss, and there came up a smoke out of the pit as smoke of a great furnace, and darkened was the sun and the air, from the smoke of the pit.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he did open the pit of the abyss, and there came up a smoke out of the pit as smoke of a great furnace, and darkened was the sun and the air, from the smoke of the pit.

World English Bible

He opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke from a burning furnace. The sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke from the pit.

Darby Translation

And it opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up smoke out of the pit as [the] smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke of the pit.

Douay-Rheims

And he opened the bottomless pit: and the smoke of the pit arose, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke of the pit.

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