Revelation 4
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Revelation 4:1-6

1AfterΜετὰMetaG3326thisταῦταtautaG3778I lookedG3708andκαὶkaiG2532sawἰδοὺidouG2400a doorθύραthuraG2374standing openἠνεῳγμένηēneōgmenēG455inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772.AndκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ἣνhēnG3739I had previously heardἡ πρώτη ἤκουσαhē prōtē ēkousaG3588G4413G191speakλαλούσηςlalousēsG2980toμετ᾽met᾽G3326meἐμοῦemouG1473likeὡςhōsG5613a trumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536was sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Come upἀνάβαanabaG305hereὧδε,hōdeG5602,andκαὶkaiG2532I will showδείξωdeixōG1166youσοιsoiG4771whatἃhaG3739mustδεῖdeiG1163happenγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096afterμετὰmetaG3326these thingsταῦτα.tautaG3778.”
2At onceεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112I wasἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096inἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532I sawἰδοὺidouG2400a throneθρόνοςthronosG2362standingἔκειτοekeitoG2749inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772, withκαὶkaiG2532someoneseatedκαθήμενος.kathēmenosG2521onἐπὶepiG1909τὸνtonG3588itθρόνονthrononG2362.
3καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588Oneseated thereκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521lookedὁράσειhoraseiG3706likeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664jasperἰάσπιδιiaspidiG2393andκαὶkaiG2532carnelianλίθῳ σαρδίῳlithō sardiōG4556G3037,andκαὶkaiG2532a rainbowἶριςirisG2463that gleamedὁράσειhoraseiG3706likeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664an emeraldσμαραγδίνῳ.smaragdinōG4664encircledκυκλόθενkuklothenG2943theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362.
4καὶkaiG2532SurroundingκυκλόθενkuklothenG2943theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362weretwenty-fourεἴκοσιeikosiG1501τέσσαρες,tessaresG5064other thronesθρόνουςthronousG2362,andκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909theseτοὺςtousG3588thronesθρόνουςthronousG2362satκαθημένους,kathēmenousG2521twenty-fourεἴκοσιeikosiG1501τέσσαραςtessarasG5064eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245dressedπεριβεβλημένουςperibeblēmenousG4016inἐνenG1722whiteλευκοῖς,leukoisG3022ἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440, withκαὶkaiG2532goldenχρυσοῦς.chrusousG5552crownsστεφάνουςstephanousG4735onἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776.
5καὶkaiG2532FromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362cameἐκπορεύονταιekporeuontaiG1607flashes of lightningἀστραπαὶastrapaiG796καὶkaiG2532,rumblingsφωναὶphōnaiG5456,andκαὶkaiG2532peals of thunderβρονταί,brontaiG1027καὶkaiG2532.BeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362burnedκαιόμεναιkaiomenaiG2545sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033torchesλαμπάδεςlampadesG2985of fireπυρὸςpurosG4442.TheseἅhaG3739areεἰσινeisinG1510theτὰtaG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316.
6AndκαὶkaiG2532beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362was somethinglikeὡςhōsG5613a seaθάλασσαthalassaG2281of glassὑαλίνη,hu'alinēG5193, as clear asὁμοίαhomoiaG3664crystalκρυστάλλῳ,krustallōG2930καὶkaiG2532.InἐνenG1722thecenterμέσῳmesōG3319τοῦtouG3588θρόνουthronouG2362καὶkaiG2532,aroundκύκλῳkuklōG2945theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362, werefourτέσσαραtessaraG5064living creaturesζῷαzōaG2226,covered withγέμονταgemontaG1073eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788in frontἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715andκαὶkaiG2532backὄπισθεν.opisthenG3693.
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