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AndΚαὶwhenὅτανhe openedἤνοιξενthe seventhτὴν ἑβδόμηνseal,τὴν σφραγῖδαthere wasἐγένετοsilenceσιγὴinἐνheavenτῷ οὐρανῷfor aboutὡςhalf an hour.ἡμιώριον
Revelation 8:1
Study it in the app“And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 8:1, word by word
- whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- he openedἤνοιξενēnoixen
open
Open.
Where else “ēnoixen” appears- the seventhἑβδόμηνhebdomēn
seventh
Seventh.
Where else “hebdomēn” appears- sealσφραγῖδαsphragida
seal
Seal: a mark that confirms and guarantees something; also the signet that makes it.
Where else “sphragida” appears- there wasἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- silenceσιγὴsigē
silence
Silence.
Where else “sigē” appears- heavenοὐρανῷouranōi
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranōi” appears- half an hourἡμιώριονhēmiōrion
half an hour
Half an hour.
Where else “hēmiōrion” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.