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 5:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Revelation 5:529 words
καὶkaiand / also
εἷςheisinto / to
ἐκekfrom / out of
τῶνtōnthe
πρεσβυτέρωνpresbyterōnelder(-est), old
λέγειlegeisay
μοιmoiI
ΜὴMēnot
κλαῖεklaiebewail, weep
ἰδοὺidoubehold
ἐνίκησενenikēsenconquer, overcome, prevail
ὁhothe
λέωνleōnlion
ὁhothe
ἐκekfrom / out of
τῆςtēsthe
φυλῆςphylēskindred, tribe
ἸούδαIoudaJuda(-h, -s)
ἡhēthe
ῥίζαrhizaroot
ΔαυίδDauid
ἀνοῖξαιanoixaiopen
τὸtothe
βιβλίονbiblionbill, book, scroll
καὶkaiand / also
τὰςtasthe
ἑπτὰheptaseven
σφραγῖδαςsphragidasseal
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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