Revelation 19:18

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἵνα φάγητε σάρκας βασιλέων, καὶ σάρκας χιλιάρχων, καὶ σάρκας ἰσχυρῶν, καὶ σάρκας ἵππων, καὶ τῶν καθημένων ἐπʼ αὐτῶν, καὶ σάρκας πάντων ἐλευθέρων καὶ δούλων, καὶ μικρῶν καὶ μεγάλων.

Transliteration

That you may phagēte sarkas of basileōn, and sarkas of chiliarchōn, and sarkas of ischyrōn, and sarkas of hippōn, and of those kathēmenōn upon them, and sarkas of all eleutherōn and doulōn, and mikrōn and megalōn.

Grammar Details

*phagēte*: aorist subjunctive, active, 2nd person plural - you may eat
*sarkas*: accusative, feminine, plural - flesh
*basileōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of kings
*chiliarchōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of commanders/captains
*ischyrōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of mighty men
*hippōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of horses
*kathēmenōn*: present participle, middle, genitive, masculine, plural - sitting
*eleutherōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of free men
*doulōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of slaves/servants
*mikrōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of small/little ones
*megalōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of great ones

Word Meanings

*phagēte*: you may eat/you may devour/you may consume
*sarkas*: flesh/meat/body
*basileōn*: kings/rulers/monarchs
*chiliarchōn*: commanders/captains/military officers
*ischyrōn*: mighty men/strong men/powerful men
*hippōn*: horses/steeds
*kathēmenōn*: sitting/seated/mounted
*eleutherōn*: free men/free persons
*doulōn*: slaves/servants/bondservants
*mikrōn*: small/insignificant/lowly in status
*megalōn*: great/important/high in status

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Referenced Verses

Ezek 39:18-20 : 18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. 19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. 20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.
Rev 13:16 : 16 And he causeth all, both small and great , rich and poor , free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Rev 6:15 : 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
Deut 28:26 : 26 And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.
1 Sam 17:44 : 44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
1 Sam 17:46 : 46 This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
Jer 7:33 : 33 And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.
Jer 16:4 : 4 They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Jer 19:7 : 7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Jer 34:20 : 20 I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.
Ezek 29:5 : 5 And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.
Ps 110:5-6 : 5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. 6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
Matt 24:28 : 28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Luke 17:37 : 37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.

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