Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Revelation.4.1", "source": "¶Μετὰ ταῦτα εἶδον, καὶ, ἰδοὺ, θύρα ἠνεῳγμένη ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ: καὶ ἡ φωνὴ ἡ πρώτη ἣν ἤκουσα ὡς σάλπιγγος λαλούσης μετʼ ἐμοῦ· λέγουσα, Ἀνάβα ὧδε, καὶ δείξω σοι ἃ δεῖ γενέσθαι μετὰ ταῦτα.", "text": "*Meta tauta eidon*, and, *idou*, *thyra ēneōgmenē* in the *ouranō*: and the *phōnē* the *prōtē* which *ēkousa* as *salpingos lalousēs met* me; *legousa*, *Anaba hōde*, and *deixō* to you which *dei genesthai meta tauta*.", "grammar": { "*Meta*": "preposition with accusative - after", "*tauta*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - these things", "*eidon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st singular - I saw", "*idou*": "aorist middle imperative, 2nd singular - behold/look", "*thyra*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - door", "*ēneōgmenē*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having been opened", "*ouranō*": "noun, dative, masculine, singular - heaven", "*phōnē*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - voice/sound", "*prōtē*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - first", "*ēkousa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st singular - I heard", "*salpingos*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - trumpet", "*lalousēs*": "present active participle, genitive, feminine, singular - speaking", "*met*": "preposition with genitive - with", "*legousa*": "present active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - saying", "*Anaba*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - come up", "*hōde*": "adverb - here", "*deixō*": "future active indicative, 1st singular - I will show", "*dei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular, impersonal - it is necessary", "*genesthai*": "aorist middle infinitive - to happen/become" }, "variants": { "*Meta tauta*": "after these things/hereafter", "*idou*": "behold/look/see", "*thyra*": "door/entrance/gate", "*ēneōgmenē*": "having been opened/standing open", "*ouranō*": "heaven/sky", "*phōnē*": "voice/sound", "*salpingos*": "trumpet/horn", "*Anaba*": "come up/ascend", "*hōde*": "here/to this place", "*deixō*": "I will show/reveal/make known", "*dei*": "it is necessary/must/obligated" } }

Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Revelation.4.3", "source": "Καὶ ὁ καθήμενος ἦν ὅμοιος ὁράσει λίθῳ ἰάσπιδι καὶ σαρδίῳ: καὶ ἶρις κυκλόθεν τοῦ θρόνου, ὅμοιος ὁράσει σμαραγδίνῳ.", "text": "And the *kathēmenos ēn homoios horasei lithō iaspidi* and *sardiō*: and *iris kyklothen* the *thronou*, *homoios horasei smaragdinō*.", "grammar": { "*kathēmenos*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - sitting/seated", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was", "*homoios*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - like/similar", "*horasei*": "noun, dative, feminine, singular - appearance/vision", "*lithō*": "noun, dative, masculine, singular - stone", "*iaspidi*": "noun, dative, masculine, singular - jasper", "*sardiō*": "noun, dative, neuter, singular - sardius/carnelian", "*iris*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - rainbow", "*kyklothen*": "adverb - around/round about", "*thronou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - throne", "*smaragdinō*": "adjective, dative, masculine, singular - emerald-like" }, "variants": { "*kathēmenos*": "one sitting/seated one", "*homoios*": "like/similar to/resembling", "*horasei*": "appearance/vision/sight", "*lithō*": "stone/gem", "*iaspidi*": "jasper (a precious stone)", "*sardiō*": "sardius/carnelian (reddish gem)", "*iris*": "rainbow/halo", "*kyklothen*": "around/surrounding/encircling", "*smaragdinō*": "emerald-like/green in appearance" } }

Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Revelation.4.4", "source": "Καὶ κυκλόθεν τοῦ θρόνου θρόνοι εἴκοσι καὶ τέσσαρες: καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς θρόνους εἴδον τοὺς εἴκοσι καὶ τέσσαρας πρεσβυτέρους καθημένους, περιβεβλημένους ἐν ἱματίοις λευκοῖς· καὶ ἔσχον ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν στεφάνους χρυσοῦς.", "text": "And *kyklothen* the *thronou thronoi eikosi* and *tessares*: and *epi* the *thronous eidon* the *eikosi* and *tessaras presbyterous kathēmenous*, *peribeblēmenous* in *himatiois leukois*; and *eschon epi* the *kephalas* of them *stephanous chrysous*.", "grammar": { "*kyklothen*": "adverb - around/round about", "*thronou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - throne", "*thronoi*": "noun, nominative, masculine, plural - thrones", "*eikosi*": "numeral - twenty", "*tessares*": "numeral, nominative, masculine - four", "*epi*": "preposition with accusative - upon/on", "*thronous*": "noun, accusative, masculine, plural - thrones", "*eidon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st singular - I saw", "*tessaras*": "numeral, accusative, masculine - four", "*presbyterous*": "noun, accusative, masculine, plural - elders", "*kathēmenous*": "present middle participle, accusative, masculine, plural - sitting", "*peribeblēmenous*": "perfect passive participle, accusative, masculine, plural - having been clothed", "*himatiois*": "noun, dative, neuter, plural - garments", "*leukois*": "adjective, dative, neuter, plural - white", "*eschon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - they had", "*kephalas*": "noun, accusative, feminine, plural - heads", "*stephanous*": "noun, accusative, masculine, plural - crowns", "*chrysous*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, plural - golden" }, "variants": { "*kyklothen*": "around/surrounding/encircling", "*thronoi*": "thrones/seats of authority", "*presbyterous*": "elders/older men/senior figures", "*kathēmenous*": "sitting/seated/enthroned", "*peribeblēmenous*": "having been clothed/dressed/arrayed", "*himatiois*": "garments/robes/clothes", "*leukois*": "white/bright/shining", "*eschon*": "they had/possessed/wore", "*kephalas*": "heads", "*stephanous*": "crowns/wreaths/garlands", "*chrysous*": "golden/made of gold" } }

Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Revelation.4.5", "source": "Καὶ ἐκ τοῦ θρόνου ἐκπορεύονται ἀστραπαὶ καὶ βρονταί καὶ φωναὶ: καὶ ἑπτὰ λαμπάδες πυρὸς καιόμεναι ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου, αἵ εἰσιν τὰ ἑπτὰ Πνεύματα τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "And *ek* the *thronou ekporeuontai astrapai* and *brontai* and *phōnai*: and *hepta lampades pyros kaiomenai enōpion* the *thronou*, which *eisin* the *hepta Pneumata* of the *Theou*.", "grammar": { "*ek*": "preposition with genitive - out of/from", "*thronou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - throne", "*ekporeuontai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd plural - proceed/come out", "*astrapai*": "noun, nominative, feminine, plural - lightnings", "*brontai*": "noun, nominative, feminine, plural - thunders", "*phōnai*": "noun, nominative, feminine, plural - voices/sounds", "*hepta*": "numeral - seven", "*lampades*": "noun, nominative, feminine, plural - lamps/torches", "*pyros*": "noun, genitive, neuter, singular - fire", "*kaiomenai*": "present passive participle, nominative, feminine, plural - burning", "*enōpion*": "preposition with genitive - before/in front of", "*eisin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - are", "*Pneumata*": "noun, nominative, neuter, plural - Spirits", "*Theou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - God" }, "variants": { "*ekporeuontai*": "proceed/come out/issue forth", "*astrapai*": "lightnings/flashes of light", "*brontai*": "thunders/thunderclaps", "*phōnai*": "voices/sounds/utterances", "*lampades*": "lamps/torches/lights", "*pyros*": "fire/flame", "*kaiomenai*": "burning/being lit/aflame", "*enōpion*": "before/in front of/in the presence of", "*Pneumata*": "Spirits/spiritual beings", "*Theou*": "God/Deity" } }

Verse 6

{ "verseID": "Revelation.4.6", "source": "Καὶ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου θάλασσα ὑαλίνη ὁμοία κρυστάλλῳ: καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου, καὶ κύκλῳ τοῦ θρόνου, τέσσαρα ζῶα γέμοντα ὀφθαλμῶν ἔμπροσθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν.", "text": "And *enōpion* the *thronou thalassa hyalinē homoia krystallō*: and in *mesō* the *thronou*, and *kyklō* the *thronou*, *tessara zōa gemonta ophthalmōn emprosthen* and *opisthen*.", "grammar": { "*enōpion*": "preposition with genitive - before/in front of", "*thronou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - throne", "*thalassa*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - sea", "*hyalinē*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - glassy", "*homoia*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - like/similar", "*krystallō*": "noun, dative, masculine, singular - crystal", "*mesō*": "adjective used as noun, dative, neuter, singular - midst/middle", "*kyklō*": "adverb - around/in a circle", "*tessara*": "numeral, nominative, neuter - four", "*zōa*": "noun, nominative, neuter, plural - living creatures", "*gemonta*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, plural - being full", "*ophthalmōn*": "noun, genitive, masculine, plural - eyes", "*emprosthen*": "adverb - in front/before", "*opisthen*": "adverb - behind/in back" }, "variants": { "*enōpion*": "before/in front of/in the presence of", "*thalassa*": "sea/large body of water", "*hyalinē*": "glassy/transparent/like glass", "*homoia*": "like/similar to/resembling", "*krystallō*": "crystal/ice", "*mesō*": "midst/middle/center", "*kyklō*": "around/encircling/surrounding", "*zōa*": "living creatures/living beings/animals", "*gemonta*": "being full/filled with/covered with", "*ophthalmōn*": "eyes", "*emprosthen*": "in front/before/on the front side", "*opisthen*": "behind/in back/on the back side" } }

Verse 7

{ "verseID": "Revelation.4.7", "source": "Καὶ τὸ ζῶον τὸ πρῶτον ὅμοιον λέοντι, καὶ τὸ δεύτερον ζῶον ὅμοιον μόσχῳ, καὶ τὸ τρίτον ζῶον ἔχον τὸ πρόσωπον ὡς ἄνθρωπος, καὶ τὸ τέταρτον ζῶον ὅμοιον ἀετῷ πετομένῳ.", "text": "And the *zōon* the *prōton homoion leonti*, and the *deuteron zōon homoion moschō*, and the *triton zōon echon* the *prosōpon hōs anthrōpos*, and the *tetarton zōon homoion aetō petomenō*.", "grammar": { "*zōon*": "noun, nominative, neuter, singular - living creature", "*prōton*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - first", "*homoion*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - like/similar", "*leonti*": "noun, dative, masculine, singular - lion", "*deuteron*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - second", "*moschō*": "noun, dative, masculine, singular - calf/young bull", "*triton*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - third", "*echon*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, singular - having", "*prosōpon*": "noun, accusative, neuter, singular - face", "*hōs*": "comparative particle - as/like", "*anthrōpos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - human/man", "*tetarton*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - fourth", "*aetō*": "noun, dative, masculine, singular - eagle", "*petomenō*": "present middle participle, dative, masculine, singular - flying" }, "variants": { "*zōon*": "living creature/living being/animal", "*prōton*": "first/foremost/primary", "*homoion*": "like/similar to/resembling", "*leonti*": "lion", "*deuteron*": "second/next", "*moschō*": "calf/young bull/ox", "*triton*": "third", "*echon*": "having/possessing", "*prosōpon*": "face/countenance/appearance", "*hōs*": "as/like/similar to", "*anthrōpos*": "human/man/person", "*tetarton*": "fourth", "*aetō*": "eagle/bird of prey", "*petomenō*": "flying/in flight" } }

Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Revelation.4.8", "source": "Καὶ τέσσαρα ζῶα ἓν καθʼ ἓν αὐτῶν ἔχον ἀνὰ πτέρυγας ἕξ κυκλόθεν· καὶ ἔσωθεν γέμοντα ὀφθαλμῶν: καὶ ἀνάπαυσιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς, λέγοντα, Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος, Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Παντοκράτωρ, ὁ ἦν, καὶ ὁ ὢν, καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος.", "text": "And *tessara zōa hen kath' hen autōn echon ana pterygas hex kyklothen*; and *esōthen gemonta ophthalmōn*: and *anapausin ouk echousin hēmeras* and *nyktos*, *legonta*, *Hagios, hagios, hagios, Kyrios* the *Theos* the *Pantokratōr*, the one who *ēn*, and the one who *ōn*, and the one who *erchomenos*.", "grammar": { "*tessara*": "numeral, nominative, neuter - four", "*zōa*": "noun, nominative, neuter, plural - living creatures", "*hen*": "numeral, nominative, neuter, singular - one", "*kath'*": "preposition with accusative - according to", "*hen*": "numeral, accusative, neuter, singular - one", "*autōn*": "pronoun, genitive, neuter, plural - of them", "*echon*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, singular - having", "*ana*": "distributive preposition - each/apiece", "*pterygas*": "noun, accusative, feminine, plural - wings", "*hex*": "numeral - six", "*kyklothen*": "adverb - around/round about", "*esōthen*": "adverb - within/inside", "*gemonta*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, plural - being full", "*ophthalmōn*": "noun, genitive, masculine, plural - eyes", "*anapausin*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - rest", "*ouk*": "negation particle - not", "*echousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - they have", "*hēmeras*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - day", "*nyktos*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - night", "*legonta*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, plural - saying", "*Hagios*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - holy", "*Kyrios*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - Lord", "*Theos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*Pantokratōr*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - Almighty", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was", "*ōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being/is", "*erchomenos*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - coming" }, "variants": { "*hen kath' hen*": "one by one/each one/individually", "*echon*": "having/possessing/with", "*ana*": "each/apiece/distributively", "*pterygas*": "wings", "*kyklothen*": "around/surrounding/on all sides", "*esōthen*": "within/inside/internally", "*gemonta*": "being full/filled with/covered with", "*ophthalmōn*": "eyes", "*anapausin*": "rest/cessation/break", "*echousin*": "they have/possess/hold", "*hēmeras*": "of day/during day", "*nyktos*": "of night/during night", "*legonta*": "saying/speaking/declaring", "*Hagios*": "holy/set apart/sacred", "*Kyrios*": "Lord/Master/Ruler", "*Theos*": "God/Deity", "*Pantokratōr*": "Almighty/All-powerful/Omnipotent", "*ēn*": "was/existed", "*ōn*": "being/existing/is", "*erchomenos*": "coming/is to come/will come" } }

Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Revelation.4.9", "source": "Καὶ ὅταν δώσουσιν τὰ ζῶα δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ εὐχαριστίαν τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου, τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων,", "text": "And *hotan dōsousin* the *zōa doxan* and *timēn* and *eucharistian* to the *kathēmenō epi* the *thronou*, to the *zōnti eis tous aiōnas tōn aiōnōn*,", "grammar": { "*hotan*": "temporal conjunction - whenever/when", "*dōsousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd plural - they will give", "*zōa*": "noun, nominative, neuter, plural - living creatures", "*doxan*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - glory", "*timēn*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - honor", "*eucharistian*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - thanksgiving", "*kathēmenō*": "present middle participle, dative, masculine, singular - to the one sitting", "*epi*": "preposition with genitive - upon/on", "*thronou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - throne", "*zōnti*": "present active participle, dative, masculine, singular - to the one living", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - into/for", "*tous*": "article, accusative, masculine, plural - the", "*aiōnas*": "noun, accusative, masculine, plural - ages", "*tōn*": "article, genitive, masculine, plural - of the", "*aiōnōn*": "noun, genitive, masculine, plural - ages" }, "variants": { "*hotan*": "whenever/when/as often as", "*dōsousin*": "they will give/present/offer", "*zōa*": "living creatures/living beings/animals", "*doxan*": "glory/praise/honor", "*timēn*": "honor/value/respect", "*eucharistian*": "thanksgiving/gratitude/thanks", "*kathēmenō*": "to the one sitting/seated/enthroned", "*zōnti*": "to the one living/who lives", "*eis tous aiōnas tōn aiōnōn*": "forever and ever/for eternity/for ages of ages" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Revelation.4.10", "source": "Πεσοῦνται οἱ εἴκοσι καὶ τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι ἐνώπιον τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου, καὶ προσκυνοῦσι τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, καὶ βαλλοῦσιν τοὺς στεφάνους αὐτῶν ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου, λέγοντες,", "text": "*Pesountai* the *eikosi* and *tessares presbyteroi enōpion* the *kathēmenou epi* the *thronou*, and *proskynousin* to the *zōnti eis tous aiōnas tōn aiōnōn*, and *ballousin* the *stephanous* of them *enōpion* the *thronou*, *legontes*,", "grammar": { "*Pesountai*": "future middle indicative, 3rd plural - they will fall", "*eikosi*": "numeral - twenty", "*tessares*": "numeral, nominative, masculine - four", "*presbyteroi*": "noun, nominative, masculine, plural - elders", "*enōpion*": "preposition with genitive - before/in front of", "*kathēmenou*": "present middle participle, genitive, masculine, singular - of the one sitting", "*epi*": "preposition with genitive - upon/on", "*thronou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - throne", "*proskynousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - they worship", "*zōnti*": "present active participle, dative, masculine, singular - to the one living", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - into/for", "*tous*": "article, accusative, masculine, plural - the", "*aiōnas*": "noun, accusative, masculine, plural - ages", "*tōn*": "article, genitive, masculine, plural - of the", "*aiōnōn*": "noun, genitive, masculine, plural - ages", "*ballousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd plural - they will cast", "*stephanous*": "noun, accusative, masculine, plural - crowns", "*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying" }, "variants": { "*Pesountai*": "they will fall down/prostrate themselves", "*presbyteroi*": "elders/older men/senior figures", "*enōpion*": "before/in front of/in the presence of", "*kathēmenou*": "of the one sitting/seated/enthroned", "*proskynousin*": "they worship/pay homage to/bow down to", "*zōnti*": "to the one living/who lives", "*eis tous aiōnas tōn aiōnōn*": "forever and ever/for eternity/for ages of ages", "*ballousin*": "they will cast/throw/lay down", "*stephanous*": "crowns/wreaths/garlands", "*legontes*": "saying/speaking/declaring" } }

Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Revelation.4.11", "source": "Ἄξιος εἶ, Κύριε, λαβεῖν τὴν δόξαν καὶ τὴν τιμὴν καὶ τὴν δύναμιν: ὅτι σὺ ἔκτισας τὰ πάντα, καὶ διὰ τὸ θέλημά σου ἐισὶ καὶ ἐκτίσθησαν.", "text": "*Axios ei, Kyrie, labein* the *doxan* and the *timēn* and the *dynamin*: *hoti sy ektisas* the *panta*, and *dia* the *thelēma* of you *eisi* and *ektisthēsan*.", "grammar": { "*Axios*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - worthy", "*ei*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you are", "*Kyrie*": "noun, vocative, masculine, singular - Lord", "*labein*": "aorist active infinitive - to receive", "*doxan*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - glory", "*timēn*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - honor", "*dynamin*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - power", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because/for", "*sy*": "pronoun, nominative - you", "*ektisas*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd singular - you created", "*panta*": "adjective used as noun, accusative, neuter, plural - all things", "*dia*": "preposition with accusative - because of/through", "*thelēma*": "noun, accusative, neuter, singular - will/desire", "*eisi*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - they are", "*ektisthēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural - they were created" }, "variants": { "*Axios*": "worthy/deserving", "*Kyrie*": "Lord/Master/Ruler", "*labein*": "to receive/take/accept", "*doxan*": "glory/praise/honor", "*timēn*": "honor/value/respect", "*dynamin*": "power/strength/might", "*hoti*": "because/for/since", "*ektisas*": "you created/made/formed", "*panta*": "all things/everything", "*dia*": "because of/through/by", "*thelēma*": "will/desire/pleasure", "*eisi*": "they are/exist", "*ektisthēsan*": "they were created/made/formed" } }