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Revelation 6:2

Then I saw (and I saw), and behold (an exhortation to pay attention to what follows): a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow [either a bow and arrow or a symbol of promise]. He was given a victory wreath, and he went forth as a victor to conquer.
[The double verbs "saw" and the exhortation "behold" express a contrast and a new dimension in the vision; the same phrase recurs in verses 5 and 8. The bow, together with the crown of victory and the description that "he goes forth to conquer," seems to speak of war. This is the only time the bow, Gk. toxon, is used in the New Testament. The word comes from tikto, which means to bring forth, a seed that bears fruit, or metaphorically, to create a new beginning. The bow can also symbolize that the rider comes with a promise of peace, cf. Gen. 9:13. The four horses belong together, see Zechariah 6:1–8. There are similarities with Jesus coming on a white horse, see Rev 19:11–16, but it is more likely that this is a false messiah. The white horse and rider may symbolize the initial peaceful promises a conqueror first makes. If one sees a parallel to Matt. 24:4–5, 24, the first warning applies precisely to false messiah figures who will deceive many.]
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

Καὶ   εἶδον   καὶ   ἰδοὺ   ἵππος   λευκὸς   καὶ   ὁ   καθήμενος   ἐπ᾽   αὐτὸν   ἔχων   τόξον.   καὶ   ἐδόθη   αὐτῷ   στέφανος,   καὶ   ἐξῆλθεν   νικῶν   καὶ   ἵνα   νικήσῃ.¶  

Textus Receptus (TR)

Καὶ   εἶδον   καὶ   ἰδοὺ   ἵππος   λευκὸς   καὶ   ὁ   καθήμενος   ἐπ᾽   αὐτὸν   ἔχων   τόξον.   καὶ   ἐδόθη   αὐτῷ   στέφανος,   καὶ   ἐξῆλθεν   νικῶν   καὶ   ἵνα   νικήσῃ.¶  

Manuscript comments

TR has 22 Words, NA has 23 (+1).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G2532
 Καὶ (Kai)
 And
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1492
 εἶδον (eidon)
 I looked,
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active ind. second aorist active indicative
sing. first person singular
V-2AAI-1S
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G2400
 ἰδοὺ (idoy)
 behold,
Interjection Interjection
 INJ
G2462
 ἵππος (ippos)
 a horse
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G3022
 λευκὸς (leykos)
 white,
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 the [one]
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G2521
 καθήμενος (kathemenos)
 sitting
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. part. present middle or passive deponent Participle
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
V-PNP-NSM
G1909
 ἐπ᾽ (ep)
 on
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G0846
 αὐτὸν (ayton)
 it
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
P-ASM
G2192
 ἔχων (echon)
 having
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
V-PAP-NSM
G5115
 τόξον. (toxon.)
 a bow;
Noun Noun
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
N-ASN
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1325
 ἐδόθη (edothe)
 was given
VERB Verb
aorist pass. ind. aorist passive indicative
sing. third person singular
V-API-3S
G0846
 αὐτῷ (ayto)
 to him
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
P-DSM
G4735
 στέφανος, (stephanos,)
 a crown,
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1831
 ἐξῆλθεν (exelthen)
 he went forth
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active ind. second aorist active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-2AAI-3S
G3528
 νικῶν (nikon)
 overcoming,
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
V-PAP-NSM
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G2443
 ἵνα (ina)
 that
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3528
 νικήσῃ.¶ (nikese.)
 he may conquer.
VERB Verb
aorist active subj. aorist active subjunctive
sing. third person singular
V-AAS-3S

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