Revelation 7:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.”

Revelation 7:4 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 7:416 words

GreekMeaning

ΚαὶKai

AndwordG2532

ἤκουσαēkousa

I heardverbG191

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

ἀριθμὸνarithmon

numbernounG706

τῶνtōn

of thosearticleG3588

ἐσφραγισμένωνesphragismenōn

sealedverbG4972

ἑκατὸνhekaton

hundredadjectiveG1540

τεσσεράκονταtesserakonta

thousandadjectiveG5505

τέσσαρεςtessares

fouradjectiveG5064

χιλιάδεςchiliades

thousandnounG5505

ἐσφραγισμένοιesphragismenoi

(set a, set to) seal up, stopverbG4972

ἐκek

out ofprepositionG1537

πάσηςpasēs

everyadjectiveG3956

φυλῆςphylēs

tribenounG5443

υἱῶνhyiōn

of the sonsnounG5207

ἸσραήλIsraēl

of IsraelnounG2474

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

Church Fathers on Revelation 7:4

“And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God.” He speaks of Elias the prophet, who is the precursor of the times of Antichrist, for the restoration and establishment of the churches from the great and intolerable persecution. We read that these things are predicted in the opening of the Old and New Testament; for He says by Malachi: “Lo, I will send to you Elias the Tishbite, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, according…
Victorinus of Pettau · 3rd century · Commentary on the Apocalypse

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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