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Andκαὶwheneverὅτανthe living creaturesτὰ ζῷαgiveδώσουσινgloryδόξανandκαὶhonorτιμὴνandκαὶthanksεὐχαριστίανto the one who sitsτῷ καθημένῳonἐπὶthe throne,τῷ θρόνῳwho livesτῷ ζῶντιtoεἰςthe agesτοὺς αἰῶναςof the ages,τῶν αἰώνων
Revelation 4:9
Study it in the app“And 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,”
In John's vision, the song "Holy, holy, holy" goes on without restHolinessIn John's vision, all heaven gives glory and honor to the one on the thronePraise and worship
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 4:9, word by word
- wheneverὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- the living creaturesζῷαzōia
living creature
The beings beside God's throne.
Where else “zōia” appears- giveδώσουσινdōsousin
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dōsousin” appears- gloryδόξανdoxan
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxan” appears- honorτιμὴνtimēn
honor
The respect and esteem given to someone for who they are.
Where else “timēn” appears- thanksεὐχαριστίανeucharistian
thanksgiving, gratitude
Thanksgiving, giving thanks; gratitude.
Where else “eucharistian” appears- to the one who sitsκαθημένῳkathēmenōi
reign
To be on the throne, to reign.
Where else “kathēmenōi” appears- the throneθρόνῳthronōi
throne
Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.
Where else “thronōi” appears- who livesζῶντιzōnti
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zōnti” appears- the agesαἰῶναςaiōnas
forever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōnas” appears
The context
8And 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.”
9 · This verse (above)
10the twenty-four elders will fall down before the one who sits on the throne and will worship the one who lives to the ages of the ages, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,