Revelation 6
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καὶAndἐξῆλθενwent forthἄλλοςanotherἵπποςhorseπυρρός.bright red.καὶandτῷto the oneκαθημένῳsittingἐπ᾽onαὐτὸνitἐδόθηwas grantedαὐτῷto himλαβεῖνto takeτὴνtheεἰρήνηνpeaceἐκfromτῆςtheγῆς,earth,καὶandἵναthatἀλλήλουςone anotherσφάξουσιν.they will slay.καὶandἐδόθηwas givenαὐτῷto himμάχαιραa swordμεγάλη.¶great.
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ΚαὶAndὅτεwhenἤνοιξενHe openedτὴνtheσφραγῖδαsealτὴνtheτρίτην,thirdἤκουσαI heardτοῦtheτρίτουthirdζῴουliving creatureλέγοντος·saying;ἔρχουdo comeκαὶandβλέπε.do heed.καὶAndεἶδονI sawκαὶandἰδοὺbeholdἵπποςa horseμέλαςblackκαὶandὁthe oneκαθήμενοςsittingἐπ᾽onαὐτὸνitἔχωνhavingζυγὸνa pair of scalesἐνinτῇtheχειρὶhandαὐτοῦ.of him.
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καὶAndἤκουσαI heardὡςsomething likeφωνὴνa voiceἐνinμέσῳthe midstτῶνof theτεσσάρωνfourζῴωνliving creaturesλέγουσαν·saying;χοῖνιξA choenixσίτουof wheatδηναρίουfor a denariusκαὶandτρεῖςthreeχοίνικεςchoenixesκριθῶνof barleyδηναρίου,for a denarius,καὶandτὸtheἔλαιονoilκαὶandτὸνtheοἶνονwineμὴnotἀδικήσῃς.¶you may injure.
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καὶAndεἶδονI lookedκαὶandἰδοὺbeholdἵπποςa horseχλωρὸςpaleκαὶandὁthe oneκαθήμενοςsittingἐπάνωonαὐτοῦitὄνομαthe nameαὐτῷof him wasὁtheθάνατος.Death.καὶandὁtheᾅδηςHadesἠκολούθειwas followingμετ᾽withαὐτοῦ.him.καὶandἐδόθηwas givenαὐτοῖςto themἐξουσίαauthorityἐπὶoverτὸtheτέταρτονfourthτῆςof theγῆςearthἀποκτεῖναιto killἐνwithῥομφαίᾳswordκαὶandἐνwithλιμῷfamineκαὶandἐνwithθανάτῳplagueκαὶandὑπὸbyτῶνtheθηρίωνbeastsτῆςof theγῆς.¶earth.
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καὶAndἐδόθηwere givenαὐτοῖςto themἑκάστῳeachστολὴa robeλευκὴwhiteκαὶandἐρρέθηit was saidαὐτοῖςto themἵναthatἀναπαύσονταιthey will restἔτιyetχρόνονa timeμικρὸνlittleἕωςuntilοὗwhenπληρωθῶσινmay be fulfilledκαὶalsoοἱtheσύνδουλοιfellow servantsαὐτῶνof themκαὶandοἱtheἀδελφοὶbrothersαὐτῶν,of them,καὶandοἱthoseμέλλοντεςbeing aboutἀποκτέννεσθαιto be killedὡςasκαὶalso had beenαὐτοί.¶they.
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καὶAndοἱtheβασιλεῖςkingsτῆςof theγῆςearthκαὶandοἱtheμεγιστᾶνεςgreat onesκαὶandοἱtheχιλίαρχοιcommandersκαὶandοἱtheπλούσιοιrichκαὶandοἱtheἰσχυροὶpowerfulκαὶandπᾶςeveryδοῦλοςslaveκαὶandπᾶςeveryoneἐλεύθεροςfreeἔκρυψανhidἑαυτοὺςthemselvesεἰςinτὰtheσπήλαιαcavesκαὶandεἰςamongτὰςtheπέτραςrocksτῶνof theὀρέωνmountains
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