God & Savior

Revelation 7:17

For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
Revelation 7:17
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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)

ὅτι τὸ ἀρνίον τὸ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ θρόνου ποιμανεῖ αὐτοὺς καὶ ὁδηγήσει αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ ζωῆς πηγὰς ὑδάτων, καὶ ἐξαλείψει ὁ θεὸς πᾶν δάκρυον ἐκ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν.

  1. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  2. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. ἀρνίονarnion“Lamb”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “lamb” · Strong's G0721
  4. τὸto“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἀνὰana“in the”
    Preposition · from ἀνά · “each” · Strong's G0303
  6. μέσονmeson“center”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from μέσος · “midst” · Strong's G3319
  7. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. θρόνουthronou“throne”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θρόνος · “throne” · Strong's G2362
  9. ποιμανεῖpoimanei“will shepherd”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποιμαίνω · “to shepherd” · Strong's G4165
  10. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. ὁδηγήσειhodēgēsei“He will lead”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὁδηγέω · “to guide” · Strong's G3594
  13. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  14. ἐπὶepi“to”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  15. ζωῆςzōēs“of life”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ζωή · “life” · Strong's G2222
  16. πηγὰςpēgas“fountains”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from πηγή · “flow” · Strong's G4077
  17. ὑδάτων,hudatōn“of waters,”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. ἐξαλείψειexaleipsei“will wipe away”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐξαλείφω · “to blot out” · Strong's G1813
  20. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  22. πᾶνpan“every”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  23. δάκρυονdakruon“tear”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from δάκρυ, δάκρυον · “teardrop” · Strong's G1144
  24. ἐκek“from”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  25. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  26. ὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōn“eyes”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὀφθαλμός · “eye” · Strong's G3788
  27. αὐτῶν.autōn“of them.’”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)