Revelation 5:6

Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
Revelation 5:6
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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 ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν τεσσάρων ζῴων καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἀρνίον ἑστηκὸς ὡς ἐσφαγμένον ἔχων κέρατα ἑπτὰ καὶ ὀφθαλμοὺς ἑπτὰ οἵ εἰσιν τὰ ἑπτὰ πνεύματα τοῦ θεοῦ ἀπεσταλμένοι εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν.

  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. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  4. μέσῳmesō“[the] midst”
    Adjective, dative, singular, neuter · from μέσος · “midst” · Strong's G3319
  5. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. θρόνουthronou“throne”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θρόνος · “throne” · Strong's G2362
  7. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  8. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. τεσσάρωνtessarōn“four”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from τέσσαρες · “four” · Strong's G5064
  10. ζῴωνzōōn“living creatures”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ζῷον · “living thing” · Strong's G2226
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  13. μέσῳmesō“[the] midst”
    Adjective, dative, singular, neuter · from μέσος · “midst” · Strong's G3319
  14. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. πρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōn“elders”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from πρεσβύτερος · “elder” · Strong's G4245G
  16. ἀρνίονarnion“a Lamb”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “lamb” · Strong's G0721
  17. ἑστηκὸςhestēkos“standing”
    Verb, perfect, active, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἵστημι · “to stand” · Strong's G2476
  18. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  19. ἐσφαγμένονesphagmenon“slain”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from σφάζω · “to slaughter” · Strong's G4969
  20. ἔχωνechōn“having”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  21. κέραταkerata“horns”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from κέρας · “horn” · Strong's G2768
  22. ἑπτὰhepta“seven”
    Adjective, number · from ἑπτά · “seven” · Strong's G2033
  23. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  24. ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmous“eyes”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὀφθαλμός · “eye” · Strong's G3788
  25. ἑπτὰhepta“seven”
    Adjective, number · from ἑπτά · “seven” · Strong's G2033
  26. οἵoi“which”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  27. εἰσινeisin“are”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  28. τὰta“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  29. ἑπτὰhepta“seven”
    Adjective, number · from ἑπτά · “seven” · Strong's G2033
  30. πνεύματαpneumata“Spirits”
    Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from πνεῦμα · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  31. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  32. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  33. ἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoi“sent out”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
  34. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  35. πᾶσανpasan“all”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  36. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  37. γῆν.gēn“earth.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)