God & Savior

Revelation 5:8

When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Revelation 5:8
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ ὅτε ἔλαβεν τὸ βιβλίον, τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα καὶ οἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεσαν ἐνώπιον τοῦ ἀρνίου ἔχοντες ἕκαστος κιθάραν καὶ φιάλας χρυσᾶς γεμούσας θυμιαμάτων αἵ εἰσιν αἱ προσευχαὶ τῶν ἁγίων.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ὅτεhote“when”
    Conjunction · “when” · Strong's G3753
  3. ἔλαβενelaben“He had taken”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  4. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. βιβλίον,biblion“scroll,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from βιβλίον · “scroll” · Strong's G0975
  6. τὰta“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. τέσσαραtessara“four”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter · from τέσσαρες · “four” · Strong's G5064
  8. ζῷαzōa“living creatures”
    Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from ζῷον · “living thing” · Strong's G2226
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. εἴκοσιeikosi“twenty”
    Adjective, number · “twenty” · Strong's G1501
  12. τέσσαρεςtessares“four”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · “four” · Strong's G5064
  13. πρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroi“elders”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from πρεσβύτερος · “elder” · Strong's G4245G
  14. ἔπεσανepesan“fell down”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from πίπτω · “to collapse” · Strong's G4098
  15. ἐνώπιονenōpion“before”
    Preposition · “before” · Strong's G1799
  16. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. ἀρνίουarniou“Lamb”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἀρνίον · “lamb” · Strong's G0721
  18. ἔχοντεςechontes“having”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  19. ἕκαστοςhekastos“each”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “each” · Strong's G1538
  20. κιθάρανkitharan“a harp”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from κιθάρα · “harp” · Strong's G2788
  21. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  22. φιάλαςphialas“bowls”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from φιάλη · “bowl” · Strong's G5357
  23. χρυσᾶςchrusas“golden”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, feminine · from χρύσεος · “golden” · Strong's G5552
  24. γεμούσαςgemousas“being full”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, feminine · from γέμω · “be full” · Strong's G1073
  25. θυμιαμάτωνthumiamatōn“of incenses”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from θυμίαμα · “incense” · Strong's G2368
  26. αἵai“which”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, plural, feminine · 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. αἱhai“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  29. προσευχαὶproseuchai“prayers”
    Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from προσευχή · “prayer” · Strong's G4335
  30. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  31. ἁγίων.hagiōn“saints.”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040H
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)