God & Savior

Revelation 5:1

Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
Revelation 5:1
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Καὶ εἶδον ἐπὶ τὴν δεξιὰν τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου βιβλίον γεγραμμένον ἔσωθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν, κατεσφραγισμένον σφραγῖσιν ἑπτά.

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. εἶδονeidon“I saw”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  3. ἐπὶepi“on”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  4. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. δεξιὰνdexian“right hand”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from δεξιός · “right” · Strong's G1188
  6. τοῦtou“of the [One]”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. καθημένουkathēmenou“sitting”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from κάθημαι · “to sit” · Strong's G2521
  8. ἐπὶepi“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  9. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. θρόνουthronou“throne”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θρόνος · “throne” · Strong's G2362
  11. βιβλίονbiblion“a scroll”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “scroll” · Strong's G0975
  12. γεγραμμένονgegrammenon“written”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, singular, neuter · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  13. ἔσωθενesōthen“inside”
    Adverb · “inwardly” · Strong's G2081
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. ὄπισθεν,opisthen“on [the] back,”
    Preposition · from ὄπισθεν · “after” · Strong's G3693
  16. κατεσφραγισμένονkatesphragismenon“sealed”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, singular, neuter · from κατασφραγίζω · “to seal” · Strong's G2696
  17. σφραγῖσινsphragisin“with seals”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from σφραγίς · “seal” · Strong's G4973
  18. ἑπτά.hepta“seven.”
    Adjective, number · from ἑπτά · “seven” · Strong's G2033
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)