Revelation 5:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;”
Revelation 5:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Revelation 5:934 words
καὶkaiand / also
ᾄδουσινadousinsing
ᾠδὴνōdēnsong
καινὴνkainēnnew
λέγοντεςlegontessay
ἌξιοςAxiosdue reward, meet, (un-)worthy
εἶeiam, have been, is I
λαβεῖνlabeinaccept, + be amazed, assay
τὸtothe
βιβλίονbiblionbill, book, scroll
καὶkaiand / also
ἀνοῖξαιanoixaiopen
τὰςtasthe
σφραγῖδαςsphragidasseal
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἐσφάγηςesphagēskill, slay, wound
καὶkaiand / also
ἠγόρασαςēgorasasbuy, redeem
τῷtōthe
θεῷtheōGod
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
αἵματίhaimatiblood
σουsouyou
ἐκekfrom / out of
πάσηςpasēsall / every
φυλῆςphylēskindred, tribe
καὶkaiand / also
γλώσσηςglōssēstongue
καὶkaiand / also
λαοῦlaoupeople
καὶkaiand / also
ἔθνουςethnousGentile, heathen, nation
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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