Forδιὰthis reasonτοῦτόthey areεἰσινbeforeἐνώπιονthe throneτοῦ θρόνουof Godτοῦ θεοῦandκαὶserveλατρεύουσινhimαὐτῷdayἡμέραςandκαὶnightνυκτὸςinἐνhis sanctuary;τῷ ναῷ αὐτοῦandκαὶthe one who sitsὁ καθήμενοςonἐπὶthe throneτοῦ θρόνουwill spread his tentσκηνώσειoverἐπ’them.αὐτούς
Revelation 7:15
Study it in the app“For this reason they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his sanctuary; and the one who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 7:15, word by word
- they areεἰσινeisin
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “eisin” appears- beforeἐνώπιονenōpion
before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appears- the throneθρόνουthronou
throne
Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.
Where else “thronou” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- serveλατρεύουσινlatreuousin
worship, serve
Serve, worship: serve God in worship.
Where else “latreuousin” appears- dayἡμέραςhēmeras
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “hēmeras” appears- nightνυκτὸςnyktos
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nyktos” appears- his sanctuaryναῷnaōi
sanctuary
God's house inside the temple.
Where else “naōi” appears- the one who sitsκαθήμενοςkathēmenos
reign
To be on the throne, to reign.
Where else “kathēmenos” appears- will spread his tentσκηνώσειskēnōsei
dwell, pitch a tent
Pitch a tent, dwell as in a tent.
Where else “skēnōsei” appears
Translation note
“Will spread his tent”: the same word as in John 1:14 (“pitched his tent”); it can recall God’s dwelling among Israel (Exodus 25:8-9).
The context
14And I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who are coming out of the great affliction, and they washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 · This verse (above)
16They will hunger no more, nor will they thirst anymore, nor will the sun ever fall on them, nor any scorching heat,