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Revelation 5:5 — King James Version← Study notes

And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.


Revelation 5:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 5:529 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
εἷςheis
oneadjectiveG1519
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
πρεσβυτέρωνpresbyterōn
eldersadjectiveG4245
λέγειlegei
saysverbG3004
μοιmoi
to mepronounG1473
Μὴ
NotadverbG3361
κλαῖεklaie
do weepverbG2799
ἰδοὺidou
BeholdparticleG2400
ἐνίκησενenikēsen
has overcomeverbG3528
ho
thearticleG3588
λέωνleōn
LionnounG3023
ho
whoarticleG3588
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
φυλῆςphylēs
tribenounG5443
ἸούδαIouda
of JudahnounG2455
thearticleG3588
ῥίζαrhiza
rootnounG4491
ΔαυίδDauid
of DavidnounG1138
ἀνοῖξαιanoixai
theverbG455
τὸto
scrollarticleG3588
βιβλίονbiblion
andnounG975
καὶkai
to untiewordG2532
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
ἑπτὰhepta
sevenadjectiveG2033
σφραγῖδαςsphragidas
sealsnounG4973
αὐτοῦautou
of itpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 5:5

“Lo, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has prevailed.” We read in Genesis that this lion of the tribe of Judah has conquered, when the patriarch Jacob says, “Judah, your brethren shall praise you; you have lain down and slept, and have risen up again as a lion, and as a lion's cub.” Genesis 49:8-9 For He is called a lion for the overcoming of death; but for the suffering for men He was led as a lamb to the slaughter. But because He overcame death, and…

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