Revelation 5:11–13
Myriads of angels and every creature praise the Lamb and the one on the throne
Study it word by word11And I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
12saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered to receive the power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
13And every creature that is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, I heard saying, “To the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing and the honor and the glory and the might to the ages of the ages!”
In its context
9And they sing a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slaughtered, and by your blood you bought for God people from every tribe and language and people and nation;
10and you made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they reign on the earth.”
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14And the four living creatures were saying, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
Its words in the original
- εἶδονeidon· see
See, look; notice.
- ἤκουσαēkousa· hear, listen
Hear, listen; also heed.
- φωνὴνphōnēn· voice, sound
Voice, sound.
- ἀγγέλωνangelōn· messenger, angel
Messenger. When sent from heaven, an angel.
- πολλῶνpollōn· much, many
Much, great; in the plural, many.
- κύκλῳkyklōi· around
Around, in a circle.
- θρόνουthronou· throne
Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.
- ζῴωνzōiōn· living creature, animal
Living creature, animal.
- πρεσβυτέρωνpresbyterōn· elder
Elder: an older man; also the leaders of a people or of a community.
- ἦνēn· be
Be, exist.
- ἀριθμὸςarithmos· number
Number.
- μυριάδεςmyriades· ten thousand
Ten thousand, myriad; a countless multitude.
- χιλιάδεςchiliades· thousand
A thousand, a group of a thousand.
- λέγοντεςlegontes· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- μεγάλῃmegalēi· great
Great, large.
- ἌξιόνAxion· worthy
Worthy, fitting.
- ἀρνίονarnion· lamb
Little lamb.
- ἐσφαγμένονesphagmenon· slaughter, murder
To kill violently, to slaughter.
- λαβεῖνlabein· take, receive
Take, receive.
- δύναμινdynamin· power, mighty work
Power, strength, ability. In the plural, works of power: miracles.
- πλοῦτονplouton· wealth
Riches, wealth.
- σοφίανsophian· wisdom
Wisdom.
- ἰσχὺνischyn· strength
Strength, might.
- τιμὴνtimēn· honor, price
Price; also honor.
- δόξανdoxan· glory
Glory: splendor, honor, the weight of God's presence.
- εὐλογίανeulogian· blessing
Blessing; also praise, or fine-sounding words.
- κτίσμαktisma· creature
Something created, a creature.
- οὐρανῷouranōi· heaven, sky
Heaven: the sky and, above all, the place of God. "The heavens" is sometimes a respectful way of saying "God".
- γῆςgēs· earth, land
Earth: the ground, a country, or the whole world.
- ὑποκάτωhypokatō· under
Under, beneath.
- θαλάσσηςthalassēs· sea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
- καθημένῳkathēmenōi· sit
Be sitting; dwell.
- κράτοςkratos· power, might
Power, might, strength; a mighty deed.
- αἰῶναςaiōnas· age
Age: a long period of the world's time; "forever", literally "into the ages".