Revelation 6:9

“And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and because of the testimony that they held.”

Revelation 6:9 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 6:9, word by word

he openedἤνοιξενēnoixen

open

Open.

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the fifthπέμπτηνpemptēn

fifth

Fifth.

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sealσφραγῖδαsphragida

seal

Seal: a mark that confirms and guarantees something; also the signet that makes it.

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I sawεἶδονeidon

see

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

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underὑποκάτωhypokatō

under

Under, beneath.

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the altarθυσιαστηρίουthysiastēriou

altar

Altar.

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the soulsψυχὰςpsychas

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

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of those who had been slaughteredἐσφαγμένωνesphagmenōn

slaughter, murder

To kill violently, to slaughter.

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the wordλόγονlogon

message

What God says, proclaimed to people.

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of Godθεοῦtheou

God

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

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the testimonyμαρτυρίανmartyrian

testimony

Testimony, witness.

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they heldεἶχονeichon

have

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

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The context

8And I looked, and look, a pale horse, and the one who sat on it, his name was Death, and Hades was following with him; and authority was given to them over the fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild animals of the earth.

9 · This verse (above)

10And they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, holy and true Sovereign, will you not judge and avenge our blood on those who live on the earth?”

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