Revelation 14:1

“And I looked, and look, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a hundred forty four thousand who had his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.”

Revelation 14:1 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 14:1, word by word

I lookedεἶδονeidon

see

To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.

Where else “eidon” appears
the Lambἀρνίονarnion

Lamb

Jesus, slain like a young sheep, who lives.

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standingἑστὸςhestos

stand

To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.

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Mountὄροςoros

mountain

Mountain, hill.

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a hundredἑκατὸνhekaton

hundred

One hundred.

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fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakonta

forty

Forty.

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fourτέσσαρεςtessares

four

Four.

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thousandχιλιάδεςchiliades

thousand

A thousand, a group of a thousand.

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who hadἔχουσαιechousai

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

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nameὄνομαonoma

name

The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.

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Fatherπατρὸςpatros

Father

God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.

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writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenon

write

To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.

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foreheadsμετώπωνmetōpōn

forehead

Forehead.

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Places in this verse

Zion
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Zion

    Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem

    A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.

    David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder; and the sound that I heard was like harpists playing on their harps.

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