AfterΜετὰthese thingsταῦταI looked,εἶδονandκαὶlook,ἰδοὺa doorθύραstandingopenἠνεῳγμένηinἐνheaven,τῷ οὐρανῷandκαὶthe firstἡ πρώτηvoice,ἡ φωνὴwhichἣνI had heardἤκουσαspeakingλαλούσηςwithμετ’meἐμοῦlikeὡςa trumpet,σάλπιγγοςwassaying,λέγων“Come upἈνάβαhere,ὧδεandκαὶI will showδείξωyouσοιwhatἃmustδεῖtake placeγενέσθαιafterμετὰthese things.”ταῦτα
Revelation 4:1
Study it in the app“After these things I looked, and look, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice, which I had heard speaking with me like a trumpet, was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.””
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 4:1, word by word
- I lookedεἶδονeidon
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eidon” appears- a doorθύραthyra
door
The opening that closes the entrance of a house, a room or a tomb.
Where else “thyra” appears- openἠνεῳγμένηēneōigmenē
open
Open.
Where else “ēneōigmenē” appears- heavenοὐρανῷouranōi
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranōi” appears- the firstπρώτηprōtē
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtē” appears- voiceφωνὴphōnē
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnē” appears- I had heardἤκουσαēkousa
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousa” appears- speakingλαλούσηςlalousēs
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalousēs” appears- a trumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingos
trumpet
Trumpet; also the sound of a trumpet.
Where else “salpingos” appears- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- “Come upἈνάβαAnaba
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “Anaba” appears- I will showδείξωdeixō
show
Show, point out.
Where else “deixō” appears- mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- take placeγενέσθαιgenesthai
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genesthai” appears
Translation note
“The first voice”: the one of 1:10-11, that of the Son of Man; that is why its words are in purple.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2At once I was in the Spirit; and look, a throne stood in heaven, and on the throne one seated.