AndΚαὶanotherἄλλοςangelἄγγελοςcameἦλθενandκαὶstoodἐστάθηatἐπὶthe altar,τοῦ θυσιαστηρίουholdingἔχωνa goldenχρυσοῦνcenser;λιβανωτὸνandκαὶmuchπολλὰincenseθυμιάματαwas givenἐδόθηto him,αὐτῷso thatἵναhe would offer itδώσειwith the prayersταῖς προσευχαῖςof allπάντωνthe saintsτῶν ἁγίωνonἐπὶthe goldenτὸ χρυσοῦνaltarτὸ θυσιαστήριονthat isτὸbeforeἐνώπιονthe throne.τοῦ θρόνου
Revelation 8:3
Study it in the app“And another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, so that he would offer it with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar that is before the throne.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 8:3, word by word
- anotherἄλλοςallos
other, another
Other, another.
Where else “allos” appears- angelἄγγελοςangelos
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelos” appears- cameἦλθενēlthen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthen” appears- stoodἐστάθηestathē
stop
To stop moving and stay still.
Where else “estathē” appears- the altarθυσιαστηρίουthysiastēriou
altar
Altar.
Where else “thysiastēriou” appears- holdingἔχωνechōn
hold
To carry something in the hand or wear it.
Where else “echōn” appears- a goldenχρυσοῦνchrysoun
golden
Golden, made of gold.
Where else “chrysoun” appears- censerλιβανωτὸνlibanōton
censer, frankincense
Frankincense; also a censer, the vessel in which incense is burned.
Where else “libanōton” appears- muchπολλὰpolla
much
A great amount of something, like fruit or work.
Where else “polla” appears- incenseθυμιάματαthymiamata
incense
Incense, fragrant spices burned in worship.
Where else “thymiamata” appears- was givenἐδόθηedothē
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edothē” appears- with the prayersπροσευχαῖςproseuchais
prayer
Talking with God, asking him.
Where else “proseuchais” appears- the saintsἁγίωνhagiōn
saints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagiōn” 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
The context
2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
3 · This verse (above)
4And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the saints from the hand of the angel before God.