Textus Receptus Bibles
Revelation 20:4
Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)
(See Variants Below)
King James Bible (Oxford 1769)
Textus Receptus Support:
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Variants
Both the Stephanus 1550 and the Beza 1598 Textus Receptus do not fully support this verse. In many cases the verse is supported from either the Bishop's Bible, Tyndale Bible or the Erasmus reading.
Variant: Add "the" before "thousand" and render 'the thousand years.'
Greek-English Dictionary
a stately seat (throne
); by implication power or (concretely) a potentate
1. a throne seat
a. a chair of state having a footstool
b. assigned in the NT to kings, hence, kingly power or royalty
1. metaph. to God, the governor of the world
2. to the Messiah, Christ, the partner and assistant in the divine administration 1b
c. hence divine power belonging to Christ
1. to judges i.e. tribunal or bench
2. to elders
of the New Testament 1889
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.