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Revelation 5:8 — King James Version← Study notes

And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.


Revelation 5:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 5:831 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ὅτεhote
whenwordG3753
ἔλαβενelaben
He had takenverbG2983
τὸto
thearticleG3588
βιβλίονbiblion
scrollnounG975
τὰta
thearticleG3588
τέσσαραtessara
fouradjectiveG5064
ζῷαzōa
living creaturesnounG2226
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
εἴκοσιeikosi
twentyadjectiveG1501
τέσσαρεςtessares
fouradjectiveG5064
πρεσβύτεροιpresbyteroi
eldersadjectiveG4245
ἔπεσανepesan
fell downverbG4098
ἐνώπιονenōpion
beforeprepositionG1799
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ἀρνίουarniou
LambnounG721
ἔχοντεςechontes
havingverbG2192
ἕκαστοςhekastos
eachadjectiveG1538
κιθάρανkitharan
harpnounG2788
καὶkai
andwordG2532
φιάλαςphialas
bowlsnounG5357
χρυσᾶςchrysas
goldenadjectiveG5552
γεμούσαςgemousas
being fullverbG1073
θυμιαμάτωνthymiamatōn
of incensesnounG2368
αἵhai
whichrelative pronounG3739
εἰσινeisin
areverbG1510
αἱhai
thearticleG3588
προσευχαὶproseuchai
prayersnounG4335
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
ἁγίωνhagiōn
saintsadjectiveG40
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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