And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
And before the Throne there was a ſea of glaſſe like vnto Chryſtall: and in the middeſt of the throne, and round about the Throne, were foure beaſtes full of eyes before and behinde.
καὶ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου θάλασσα ὑαλίνη, ὁμοία κρυστάλλῳ. καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ κύκλῳ τοῦ θρόνου τέσσαρα ζῶα γέμοντα ὀφθαλμῶν ἔμπροσθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν.
Καὶ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου θάλασσα ὑαλίνη, ὁμοία κρυστάλλῳ. Καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ κύκλῳ τοῦ θρόνου τέσσαρα ζῶα γέμοντα ὀφθαλμῶν ἔμπροσθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν·
γέμω , verb, gemō — to be full (value 848)
G1073,
γέμω gémō, ghem'-o; a primary verb; to swell out, i.e. be full:—be full.Used in 11 Verses, 4 Books 11  Occurrence Count
ἔμπροσθεν , adverb, emprosthen — before, in front of (in place or time) (value 559)
G1715,
ἔμπροσθεν émprosthen, em'-pros-then; from G1722 and G4314; in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or time):—against, at, before, (in presence, sight) of.in front, before
before, i.e. in that local region which is in front of a person or thing
before, in the presence of, i.e. opposite to, over against one
before, in the sight of
before, denoting rank
Used in 45 Verses, 11 Books 48  Occurrence Count
ἐν , preposition, en — in, on, at, by, with (value 55)
G1722,
ἐν en, en; a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:—about, after, against, + almost, × altogether, among, × as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), × mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, × outwardly, one, × quickly, × shortly, (speedi-)ly, × that, × there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.Used in 2127 Verses, 27 Books 2799  Occurrence Count
ἐνώπιον , preposition, enōpion — in sight of, before (value 1065)
G1799,
ἐνώπιον enṓpion, en-o'-pee-on; neuter of a compound of G1722 and a derivative of G3700; in the face of (literally or figuratively):—before, in the presence (sight) of, to.in the presence of, before
of occupied place: in that place which is before, or over against, opposite, any one and towards which another turns his eyes
Used in 89 Verses, 15 Books 97  Occurrence Count
ζῶον , neuter noun, zōon — a living creature (value 927)
G2226,
†ζῶον zōon, dzo'-on; neuter of a derivative of G2198; a live thing, i.e. an animal:—beast.a living being
an animal, brute, beast
Used in 20 Verses, 4 Books 23  Occurrence Count
θάλασσα , feminine noun, thalassa — the sea (value 442)
G2281,
θάλασσα thálassa, thal'-as-sah; probably prolonged from G251; the sea (genitive case or specially):—sea.the sea
used of the sea in general
used specifically of the Mediterranean Sea or the Red Sea
Used in 83 Verses, 12 Books 92  Occurrence Count
θρόνος , masculine noun, thronos — a throne (value 499)
G2362,
θρόνος thrónos, thron'-os; from θράω thráō (to sit); a stately seat ("throne"); by implication, power or (concretely) a potentate:—seat, throne.a throne seat
a chair of state having a footstool
assigned in the NT to kings, hence, kingly power or royalty
metaph. to God, the governor of the world
to the Messiah, Christ, the partner and assistant in the divine administration
hence divine power belonging to Christ
to judges i.e. tribunal or bench
to elders
Used in 50 Verses, 6 Books 60  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
κρύσταλλος , masculine noun, krystallos — crystal (value 1351)
G2930,
κρύσταλλος krýstallos, kroos'-tal-los; from a derivative of κρύος krýos (frost); ice, i.e. (by analogy) rock "crystal":—crystal.crystal, a kind of precious stone
Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
κύκλῳ , adverb, kyklō — around (value 1270)
G2945,
†κύκλῳ kýklōi, koo'-klo; as if dative case of κύκλος kýklos (a ring, "cycle"; akin to G2947); i.e. in a circle (by implication, of G1722), i.e. (adverbially) all around:—round about.in a circle, around, round about, on all sides
Used in 7 Verses, 4 Books 7  Occurrence Count
μέσος , adjective, mesos — middle, in the midst (value 515)
G3319,
μέσος mésos, mes'-os; from G3326; middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun):—among, × before them, between, + forth, mid(-day, -night), midst, way.middle
the midst
in the midst of, amongst
Used in 59 Verses, 13 Books 61  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ὅμοιος , adjective, homoios — like, resembling, the same as (value 460)
G3664,
ὅμοιος hómoios, hom'-oy-os; from the base of G3674; similar (in appearance or character):—like, + manner.like, similar, resembling
like: i.e. resembling
like: i.e. corresponding to a thing
Used in 43 Verses, 9 Books 47  Occurrence Count
ὄπισθεν , adjective, opisthen — behind, after (value 424)
G3693,
ὄπισθεν ópisthen, op'-is-then; from ὄπις ópis (regard; from G3700) with enclitic of source; from the rear (as a secure aspect), i.e. at the back (adverb and preposition of place or time):—after, backside, behind.from behind, on the back, behind, after
Used in 7 Verses, 4 Books 7  Occurrence Count
ὀφθαλμός , masculine noun, ophthalmos — the eye (value 920)
G3788,
ὀφθαλμός ophthalmós, of-thal-mos'; from G3700; the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance):—eye, sight.the eye
metaph. the eyes of the mind, the faculty of knowing
Used in 86 Verses, 14 Books 102  Occurrence Count
τέσσαρες , adjective, tessares — four (value 1011)
G5064,
τέσσαρες téssares, tes'-sar-es; a plural number; four:—four.Used in 35 Verses, 6 Books 42  Occurrence Count
ὑάλινος , adjective, hyalinos — of glass, glassy (value 761)
G5193,
ὑάλινος hualinŏs, hoo-al'-ee-nos; from G5194; glassy, i.e. transparent:—of glass.of glass or transparent like glass, glassy
Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 3  Occurrence Count
| Revelation 4:6Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 15576) |
| καὶ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου θάλασσα ὑαλίνη, ὁμοία κρυστάλλῳ. καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ κύκλῳ τοῦ θρόνου τέσσαρα ζῶα γέμοντα ὀφθαλμῶν ἔμπροσθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν. |
| Verse #30775 (Ch. #1171) — 24 words, 125 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| And |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| before |
G1799enōpion |
ἐνώπιον |
1065 |
| the throne |
G2362thronos |
θρόνος |
499 |
| there was a sea |
G2281thalassa |
θάλασσα |
442 |
| of glass |
G5193hyalinos |
ὑάλινος |
761 |
| like unto |
G3664homoios |
ὅμοιος |
460 |
| crystal: |
G2930krystallos |
κρύσταλλος |
1351 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| in |
G1722en |
ἐν |
55 |
| the midst |
G3319mesos |
μέσος |
515 |
| of the throne, |
G2362thronos |
θρόνος |
499 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| round about |
G2945kyklō |
κύκλῳ |
1270 |
| the throne, |
G2362thronos |
θρόνος |
499 |
| were four |
G5064tessares |
τέσσαρες |
1011 |
| beasts |
G2226zōon |
ζῶον |
927 |
| full of |
G1073gemō |
γέμω |
848 |
| eyes |
G3788ophthalmos |
ὀφθαλμός |
920 |
| before |
G1715emprosthen |
ἔμπροσθεν |
559 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| behind. |
G3693opisthen |
ὄπισθεν |
424 |
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