Revelation 5:8

When he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. [An angel then lifts these up on the altar, see Rev 8:3.]

The greek text BETA

Nestle-Aland (NA)

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.  

Textus Receptus (TR)

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.  

Manuscript comments

TR has 30 Words, NA has 31 (+1).



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G2532
καὶ (kai)
And
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G3753
ὅτε (ote)
when
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G2983
ἔλαβεν (elaben)
He had taken
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active ind. second aorist active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-2AAI-3S
G3588
τὸ (to)
the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
T-ASN
G0975
βιβλίον, (biblion,)
scroll,
Noun Noun
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
N-ASN
G3588
τὰ (ta)
the
Definite article Definite article
nom. pl. neut. Nominative plural Neutral
T-NPN
G5064
τέσσαρα (tessara)
four
Adjective Adjective
nom. pl. neut. Nominative plural Neutral
A-NPN
G2226
ζῷα (zoa)
living creatures
Noun Noun
nom. pl. neut. Nominative plural Neutral
N-NPN
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G3588
οἱ (oi)
the
Definite article Definite article
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
T-NPM
G1501
εἴκοσι (eikosi)
twenty
Adjective Adjective
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
Numerical Numerical
A-NPM-NUI
G5064
τέσσαρες (tessares)
four
Adjective Adjective
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
A-NPM
G4245
πρεσβύτεροι (presbyteroi)
elders
Adjective Adjective
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
A-NPM
G4098
ἔπεσαν (epesan)
fell down
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active ind. second aorist active indicative
pl. third person plural
V-2AAI-3P
G1799
ἐνώπιον (enopion)
before
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τοῦ (toy)
the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. neut. genitive singular Neutral
T-GSN
G0721
ἀρνίου (arnioy)
Lamb,
Noun Noun
gen. sing. neut. genitive singular Neutral
N-GSN
G2192
ἔχοντες (echontes)
having
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
V-PAP-NPM
G1538
ἕκαστος (ekastos)
each
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G2788
κιθάραν (kitharan)
a harp
Noun Noun
acc. sing. accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G5357
φιάλας (phialas)
bowls
Noun Noun
acc. pl. accusative plural feminine
N-APF
G5552
χρυσᾶς (chrysas)
golden
Adjective Adjective
acc. pl. accusative plural feminine
A-APF
G1073
γεμούσας (gemoysas)
being full
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
accusative pl. accusative plural feminine
V-PAP-APF
G2368
θυμιαμάτων (thymiamaton)
of incenses,
Noun Noun
gen. pl. neut. genitive plural Neutral
N-GPN
G3739
αἵ (ai)
which
Relative pron. Relative pronoun
nom. pl. Nominative plural feminine
R-NPF
G1510
εἰσιν (eisin)
are
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
pl. third person plural
V-PAI-3P
G3588
αἱ (ai)
the
Definite article Definite article
nom. pl. Nominative plural feminine
T-NPF
G4335
προσευχαὶ (proseychai)
prayers
Noun Noun
nom. pl. Nominative plural feminine
N-NPF
G3588
τῶν (ton)
of the
Definite article Definite article
gen. pl. genitive plural masculine
T-GPM
G0040
ἁγίων. (agion.)
saints.
Adjective Adjective
gen. pl. genitive plural masculine
A-GPM

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