Revelation 16:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.”

Revelation 16:15 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 16:1521 words

GreekMeaning

ἸδοὺIdou

BeholdparticleG2400

ἔρχομαιerchomai

I am comingverbG2064

ὡςhōs

likewordG5613

κλέπτηςkleptēs

a thiefnounG2812

μακάριοςmakarios

Blessed isadjectiveG3107

ὁho

the onearticleG3588

γρηγορῶνgrēgorōn

watchingverbG1127

καὶkai

andwordG2532

τηρῶνtērōn

keepingverbG5083

τὰta

thearticleG3588

ἱμάτιαhimatia

garmentsnounG2440

αὐτοῦautou

of himpronounG846

ἵναhina

so thatwordG2443

μὴmē

notadverbG3361

γυμνὸςgymnos

nakedadjectiveG1131

περιπατῇperipatē

he may walkverbG4043

καὶkai

andwordG2532

βλέπωσινblepōsin

they may seeverbG991

τὴνtēn

thearticleG3588

ἀσχημοσύνηνaschēmosynēn

shamenounG808

αὐτοῦautou

of himpronounG846

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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