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Revelation 20:4 — King James Version← Study notes

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.


Revelation 20:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 20:458 words
GreekMeaning
ΚαὶKai
AndwordG2532
εἶδονeidon
behold, perceive, seeverbG3708
θρόνουςthronous
thronesnounG2362
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐκάθισανekathisan
they satverbG2523
ἐπ’ep’
uponprepositionG1909
αὐτούςautous
thempronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
κρίμαkrima
judgmentnounG2917
ἐδόθηedothē
was givenverbG1325
αὐτοῖςautois
to thempronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
ψυχὰςpsychas
soulsnounG5590
τῶνtōn
of thosearticleG3588
πεπελεκισμένωνpepelekismenōn
beheadedverbG3990
διὰdia
because ofprepositionG1223
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
μαρτυρίανmartyrian
testimonynounG3141
ἸησοῦIēsou
of JesusnounG2424
καὶkai
andwordG2532
διὰdia
because ofprepositionG1223
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
λόγονlogon
wordnounG3056
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οἵτινεςhoitines
those whorelative pronounG3748
οὐou
notadverbG3756
προσεκύνησανprosekynēsan
did worshipverbG4352
τὸto
thearticleG3588
θηρίονthērion
(venomous, wild) beastnounG2342
οὐδὲoude
neither (indeed), never, no (morewordG3761
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
εἰκόναeikona
imagenounG1504
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔλαβονelabon
did takeverbG2983
τὸto
thearticleG3588
χάραγμαcharagma
marknounG5480
ἐπὶepi
uponprepositionG1909
τὸto
thearticleG3588
μέτωπονmetōpon
foreheadnounG3359
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐπὶepi
uponprepositionG1909
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
χεῖραcheira
handnounG5495
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἔζησανezēsan
they livedverbG2198
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐβασίλευσανebasileusan
they reignedverbG936
μετὰmeta
withprepositionG3326
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
χριστοῦchristou
ChristnounG5547
χίλιαchilia
thousandadjectiveG5507
ἔτηetē
yearsnounG2094
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Markus BauerNote2mo ago
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