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Revelation 5:3 — King James Version← Study notes

And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.


Revelation 5:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 5:320 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
οὐδεὶςoudeis
no oneadjectiveG3762
ἐδύνατοedynato
was ableverbG1410
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
οὐρανῷouranō
heavennounG3772
οὐδὲoude
neither (indeed), never, no (morewordG3761
ἐπὶepi
uponprepositionG1909
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
γῆςgēs
earthnounG1093
οὐδὲoude
neither (indeed), never, no (morewordG3761
ὑποκάτωhypokatō
underprepositionG5270
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
γῆςgēs
earthnounG1093
ἀνοῖξαιanoixai
to openverbG455
τὸto
thearticleG3588
βιβλίονbiblion
scrollnounG975
οὔτεoute
neither, none, nor (yet)wordG3777
βλέπεινblepein
to seeverbG991
αὐτόauto
itpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 5:3

“And I saw an angel full of strength proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? And no one was found worthy, neither in the earth nor under the earth, to open the book.” Now to open the book is to overcome death for man.

Victorinus of Pettau · 3rd century · Commentary on the Apocalypse
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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