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Revelation 6:8

Then I saw (and I saw), and behold (an exhortation to pay attention to what follows): a green horse, and the one who sat on it was named Death, and Hades (the realm of the dead) followed him. They were given power over a quarter of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the beasts of the earth. [In the judgment of Jerusalem, famine, wild beasts, sword, and pestilence are mentioned, see Ezekiel 14:21.]
[The Greek word for the color of the fourth horse is Gk. chloros. The word is used throughout the Bible for greenery and green grass, see Rev 8:7; 9:4; Mark 6:39. The word was also used among the Greeks to describe the yellow-green color of a sick person's skin. The readers of the letter probably associated it with Zech. 6, where he sees red, black, white, and speckled horses, see Zech. 6:2. If we compare Zech. 6's and John's visions, the white and black colors correspond exactly, while Zech. 6's red color has been intensified to fiery red. The speckled color corresponds to the last greenish chloros-colored horse. Another clue to the color of the last horse is found in Zechariah 1:8, where the word for vine is used to describe the speckled horse's color. The vine is first light green when it sprouts, then darkens and finally turns brownish. It seems that the last horse is green, with several yellow-green or brown shades. If these colors refer to kingdoms, there may be a connection to Nebuchadnezzar's vision of a statue with four parts. The fourth, the foot consisting of both clay and iron mixed together, symbolized that it would be a divided kingdom, see Dan. 2:36–40.]
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

καὶ   εἶδον   καὶ   ἰδοὺ   ἵππος   χλωρὸς   καὶ   ὁ   καθήμενος   ἐπάνω   αὐτοῦ   ὄνομα   αὐτῷ   ὁ   θάνατος.   καὶ   ὁ   ᾅδης   ἠκολούθει   μετ᾽   αὐτοῦ.   καὶ   ἐδόθη   αὐτοῖς   ἐξουσία   ἐπὶ   τὸ   τέταρτον   τῆς   γῆς   ἀποκτεῖναι   ἐν   ῥομφαίᾳ   καὶ   ἐν   λιμῷ   καὶ   ἐν   θανάτῳ   καὶ   ὑπὸ   τῶν   θηρίων   τῆς   γῆς.¶  

Textus Receptus (TR)

καὶ   εἶδον   καὶ   ἰδοὺ   ἵππος   χλωρὸς   καὶ   ὁ   καθήμενος   ἐπάνω   αὐτοῦ   ὄνομα   αὐτῷ   ὁ   θάνατος.   καὶ   ὁ   ᾅδης   ἠκολούθει   μετ᾽   αὐτοῦ.   καὶ   ἐδόθη   αὐτοῖς   ἐξουσία   ἐπὶ   τὸ   τέταρτον   τῆς   γῆς   ἀποκτεῖναι   ἐν   ῥομφαίᾳ   καὶ   ἐν   λιμῷ   καὶ   ἐν   θανάτῳ   καὶ   ὑπὸ   τῶν   θηρίων   τῆς   γῆς.¶  

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TR has 44 Words, NA has 45 (+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
G5515
 χλωρὸς (chloros)
 pale,
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
G1883
 ἐπάνω (epano)
 on
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G0846
 αὐτοῦ (aytoy)
 it,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
P-GSM
G3686
 ὄνομα (onoma)
 [the] name
Noun Noun
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
N-NSN
G0846
 αὐτῷ (ayto)
 of him [was]
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
P-DSM
G3588
 ὁ (o)
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G2288
 θάνατος. (thanatos.)
 Death,
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3588
 ὁ (o)
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G0086
 ᾅδης (ades)
 Hades
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G0190
 ἠκολούθει (ekoloythei)
 was following
VERB Verb
imp. active ind. imperfect active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-IAI-3S
G3326
 μετ᾽ (met)
 with
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G0846
 αὐτοῦ. (aytoy.)
 him;
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
P-GSM
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
 αὐτοῖς (aytois)
 to them
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative pl. ♂ dative plural masculine
P-DPM
G1849
 ἐξουσία (exoysia)
 authority
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G1909
 ἐπὶ (epi)
 over
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τὸ (to)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
T-ASN
G5067
 τέταρτον (tetarton)
 fourth
Adjective Adjective
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
A-ASN
G3588
 τῆς (tes)
 of the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
T-GSF
G1093
 γῆς (ges)
 earth,
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G0615
 ἀποκτεῖναι (apokteinai)
 to kill
VERB Verb
aorist active inf. aorist active infinitive
V-AAN
G1722
 ἐν (en)
 with
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G4501
 ῥομφαίᾳ (rhomphaia)
 sword,
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
N-DSF
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1722
 ἐν (en)
 with
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3042
 λιμῷ (limo)
 famine,
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
N-DSM
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1722
 ἐν (en)
 with
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G2288
 θανάτῳ (thanato)
 plague,
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
N-DSM
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G5259
 ὑπὸ (ypo)
 by
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τῶν (ton)
 the
Definite article Definite article
gen. pl. neut. genitive plural Neutral
T-GPN
G2342
 θηρίων (therion)
 beasts
Noun Noun
gen. pl. neut. genitive plural Neutral
N-GPN
G3588
 τῆς (tes)
 of the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
T-GSF
G1093
 γῆς.¶ (ges.)
 earth.
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF

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