Revelation 4:2

“At once I was in the Spirit; and look, a throne stood in heaven, and on the throne one seated.”

Revelation 4:2 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 4:2, word by word

At onceεὐθέωςeutheōs

immediately

Immediately, at once.

Where else “eutheōs” appears
I wasἐγενόμηνegenomēn

become

To turn into something new, different from before.

Where else “egenomēn” appears
the Spiritπνεύματιpneumati

Spirit

God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.

Where else “pneumati” appears
a throneθρόνοςthronos

throne

Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.

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stoodἔκειτοekeito

be set

To be situated somewhere.

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heavenοὐρανῷouranōi

heaven

God's dwelling, above all that is created.

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seatedκαθήμενοςkathēmenos

sit

To be seated somewhere, or riding on an animal.

Where else “kathēmenos” appears

The context

1After 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.”

2 · This verse (above)

3And the one who sat there was like jasper and carnelian in appearance, and there was a rainbow around the throne like an emerald in appearance.

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