Revelation 6:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:”

Revelation 6:9 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 6:925 words

GreekMeaning

ΚαὶKai

AndwordG2532

ὅτεhote

whenwordG3753

ἤνοιξενēnoixen

He openedverbG455

τὴνtēn

thearticleG3588

πέμπτηνpemptēn

fifthadjectiveG3991

σφραγῖδαsphragida

sealnounG4973

εἶδονeidon

behold, perceive, seeverbG3708

ὑποκάτωhypokatō

underprepositionG5270

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

θυσιαστηρίουthysiastēriou

altarnounG2379

τὰςtas

thearticleG3588

ψυχὰςpsychas

soulsnounG5590

τῶνtōn

of thosearticleG3588

ἐσφαγμένωνesphagmenōn

slainverbG4969

διὰdia

because ofprepositionG1223

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

λόγονlogon

wordnounG3056

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

θεοῦtheou

of GodnounG2316

καὶkai

andwordG2532

διὰdia

because ofprepositionG1223

τὴνtēn

thearticleG3588

μαρτυρίανmartyrian

testimonynounG3141

ἣνhēn

whichrelative pronounG3739

εἶχονeichon

they were upholdingverbG2192

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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