Revelation 5:6

“And I saw in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.”

Revelation 5:6 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 5:6, word by word

I sawεἶδονeidon

see

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

Where else “eidon” appears
the middleμέσῳmesōi

middle

Middle, in the midst.

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of the throneθρόνουthronou

throne

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

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of the fourτεσσάρωνtessarōn

four

Four.

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living creaturesζῴωνzōiōn

living creature

The beings beside God's throne.

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of the eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbyterōn

elder

A leader of the people or of believers.

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a Lambἀρνίονarnion

Lamb

Jesus, slain like a young sheep, who lives.

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standingἑστηκὸςhestēkos

stand

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

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slaughteredἐσφαγμένονesphagmenon

slaughter, murder

To kill violently, to slaughter.

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havingἔχωνechōn

have

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

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sevenἑπτὰhepta

seven

Seven.

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hornsκέραταkerata

horn

The hard point on an animal's head; also the points at the corners of the altar.

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eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmous

eye

The organ of sight, in the face.

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areεἰσινeisin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

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spiritsπνεύματαpneumata

evil spirit

An invisible being without a body, often evil: a demon.

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of Godθεοῦtheou

God

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

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sent outἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoi

send

To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.

Where else “apestalmenoi” appears
the earthγῆνgēn

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēn” appears

Translation note

“Lamb”: in Revelation always this word, different from the one in John 1:29. “Slaughtered”: the same word as “murdered” in 1 John 3:12; here, as a sacrificial victim.

The context

5And one of the elders says to me, “Do not weep; look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so as to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

6 · This verse (above)

7And he came and took it from the right hand of the one who sat on the throne.

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