AndΚαὶI sawεἶδονinἐνthe middleμέσῳof the throneτοῦ θρόνουandκαὶof the fourτῶν τεσσάρωνliving creatures,ζῴωνandκαὶinἐνthe middleμέσῳof the elders,τῶν πρεσβυτέρωνa Lambἀρνίονstanding,ἑστηκὸςas thoughὡςslaughtered,ἐσφαγμένονhavingἔχωνsevenἑπτὰhornsκέραταandκαὶsevenἑπτάeyes,ὀφθαλμοὺςwhichοἵareεἰσινthe sevenτὰ ἑπτὰspiritsπνεύματαof Godτοῦ θεοῦsent outἀπεσταλμένοιintoεἰςallπᾶσανthe earth.τὴν γῆν
Revelation 5:6
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Greek beneath
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.
Where else “mesōi” appears- of the throneθρόνουthronou
throne
Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.
Where else “thronou” appears- of the fourτεσσάρωνtessarōn
four
Four.
Where else “tessarōn” appears- living creaturesζῴωνzōiōn
living creature
The beings beside God's throne.
Where else “zōiōn” appears- of the eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbyterōn
elder
A leader of the people or of believers.
Where else “presbyterōn” appears- a Lambἀρνίονarnion
Lamb
Jesus, slain like a young sheep, who lives.
Where else “arnion” appears- standingἑστηκὸςhestēkos
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “hestēkos” appears- slaughteredἐσφαγμένονesphagmenon
slaughter, murder
To kill violently, to slaughter.
Where else “esphagmenon” appears- havingἔχωνechōn
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echōn” appears- sevenἑπτὰhepta
seven
Seven.
Where else “hepta” appears- hornsκέραταkerata
horn
The hard point on an animal's head; also the points at the corners of the altar.
Where else “kerata” appears- eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmous
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmous” appears- areεἰσινeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears- spiritsπνεύματαpneumata
evil spirit
An invisible being without a body, often evil: a demon.
Where else “pneumata” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- 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.