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Revelation 5:7 — King James Version← Study notes

And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.


Revelation 5:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 5:712 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἦλθενēlthen
He cameverbG2064
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εἴληφενeilēphen
He has takenverbG2983
ἐκek
out ofprepositionG1537
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
δεξιᾶςdexias
right handadjectiveG1188
τοῦtou
of the OnearticleG3588
καθημένουkathēmenou
sittingverbG2521
ἐπὶepi
onprepositionG1909
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θρόνουthronou
thronenounG2362
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 5:7

“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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