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Revelation 4:8

“And the four living creatures, each of them having six wings apiece, are full of eyes all around and within; and they have no rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God the Almighty, who was and who is and who is coming.””

Revelation 4:8 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Isaiah 6:2-3

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Both texts describe beings with six wings who say “Holy, holy, holy.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • πτέρυγαςpterygasG4420כְּנָפַיִםkenafayimH3671“wing”
  • ἕξhexG1803שֵׁשׁsheshH8337“six”
  • ἍγιοςHagiosG40קָדוֹשׁkadoshH6918“holy”

Revelation 4:8, word by word

the fourτέσσαραtessara

four

Four.

Where else “tessara” appears
living creaturesζῷαzōia

living creature

The beings beside God's throne.

Where else “zōia” appears
eachἓνhen

one

The quantity one, or a single one within a group.

Where else “hen” appears
havingἔχωνechōn

have

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

Where else “echōn” appears
sixἕξhex

six

Six.

Where else “hex” appears
wingsπτέρυγαςpterygas

wing

Wing.

Where else “pterygas” appears
apieceἀνὰana

each

Sharing out equally: so much for each, or in groups of two.

Where else “ana” appears
are fullγέμουσινgemousin

be full

Be full.

Where else “gemousin” appears
of eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōn

eye

The organ of sight, in the face.

Where else “ophthalmōn” appears
all aroundκυκλόθενkyklothen

all around

All around, on every side.

Where else “kyklothen” appears
withinἔσωθενesōthen

inside

From within, on the inside.

Where else “esōthen” appears
restἀνάπαυσινanapausin

rest

Rest, relief, refreshment.

Where else “anapausin” appears
dayἡμέραςhēmeras

daylight

Daytime, when it is light, not night.

Where else “hēmeras” appears
nightνυκτὸςnyktos

night

Night. "By night".

Where else “nyktos” appears
sayingλέγοντεςlegontes

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legontes” appears
“HolyἍγιοςHagios

holy

Holy, like God: pure and majestic; or what is his.

Where else “Hagios” appears
Lordκύριοςkyrios

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyrios” appears
Godθεόςtheos

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theos” appears
the Almightyπαντοκράτωρpantokratōr

Almighty

Almighty: the one who has power over all things.

Where else “pantokratōr” appears
who wasἦνēn

exist

To have existence, to be alive.

Where else “ēn” appears
who is comingἐρχόμενοςerchomenos

come

To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.

Where else “erchomenos” appears

Translation note

It recalls Isaiah 6:2-3.

The context

7And the first living creature was like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature had the face as of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight.

8 · This verse (above)

9And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives to the ages of the ages,

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