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Revelation 16:6

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And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.	For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.	And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous [are] thy judgments.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For^G3754 they have shed^G1632 the blood^G129 of saints^G40 and^G2532 prophets^G4396, and^G2532 thou hast given^G1325 them^G846 blood^G129 to drink^G4095; for^G1063 they are^G1526 worthy^G514.

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Original Greek

ὅτι αἷμα ἁγίων καὶ προφητῶν ἐξέχεαν, καὶ αἷμα αὐτοῖς έδωκας πιεῖν· ἄξιοί γάρ εἰσι.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ὅτι	hoti	G3754	CONJ	For
αἷμα	haima	G129	N-ASN	the blood
ἁγίων	hagiōn	G40	A-GPM	of saints
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
προφητῶν	prophētōn	G4396	N-GPM	prophets
ἐξέχεαν,	exechean	G1632	V-AAI-3P	they have shed
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
αἷμα	haima	G129	N-ASN	blood
αὐτοῖς	autois	G846	P-DPM	them
έδωκας	edōkas	G1325	V-AAI-2S	thou hast given
πιεῖν·	piein	G4095	V-2AAN	to drink
ἄξιοί	axioi	G514	A-NPM	worthy
γάρ	gar	G1063	CONJ	for
εἰσι.	eisi	G1526	V-PAI-3P	they are

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G40 — ἅγιος (hágios, hag'-ee-os): set apart, holy, sacred — from (an awful thing) (compare ἁγνός, θάλπω); sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated):--(most) holy (one, thing), saint.
• G129 — αἷμα (haîma, hah'-ee-mah): blood — of uncertain derivation; blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred:--blood.
• G514 — ἄξιος (áxios, ax'-ee-os): worthy, worthy of, deserving — probably from ἄγω; deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise):--due reward, meet, (un-)worthy.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1063 — γάρ (gár, gar): for — a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):--and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
• G1325 — δίδωμι (dídōmi, did'-o-mee): I offer, give — a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses); to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection):--adventure, bestow, bring forth, commit, deliver (up), give, grant, hinder, make, minister, number, offer, have power, put, receive, set, shew, smite (+ with the hand), strike (+ with the palm of the hand), suffer, take, utter, yield.
• G1526 — εἰσί (eisí, i-see'): 3rd person plural present indicative of εἰμί; they are:--agree, are, be, dure, X is, were.
• G1632 — ἐκχέω (ekchéō, ek-kheh'-o): I pour out, shed — from ἐκ and (to pour); to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow:--gush (pour) out, run greedily (out), shed (abroad, forth), spill.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): that, since, because — neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
• G4095 — πίνω (pínō, pee'-no): I drink, imbibe — a prolonged form of  ; which (together with another form)  ; occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe (literally or figuratively):--drink.
• G4396 — προφήτης (prophḗtēs, prof-ay'-tace): a prophet, poet — from a compound of πρό and φημί; a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet:--prophet.

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