Revelation
Revelation 21:4–5
4‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’c
and there will be no more death
or mourning or crying or pain,
for the former things have passed away.”
5And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”
Footnotes
- c 21:4 Isaiah 25:8|ISA 25:8.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Revelation 21:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He will wipe away | ἐξαλείψει | exaleipsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1813 I wipe away, obliterate |
| every | πᾶν | pan | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| tear | δάκρυον | dakryon | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1144 a tear |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| eyes | ὀφθαλμῶν | ophthalmōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3788 the eye |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| there will be | ἔσται | estai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| no | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| more | ἔτι | eti | Adverb | G2089 still, yet, even now |
| death | θάνατος | thanatos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
| mourning | πένθος | penthos | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3997 mourning, sorrow |
| crying | κραυγὴ | kraugē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2906 a shout, clamor, outcry |
| pain | πόνος | ponos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4192 labor, pain |
| for | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| former things | πρῶτα | prōta | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G4413 first, before |
| have passed away | ἀπῆλθαν | apēlthan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G565 I come or go away from, depart, return |
Revelation 21:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| seated | καθήμενος | kathēmenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2521 I sit, am seated |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| throne | θρόνῳ | thronō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2362 a throne, seat |
| said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Behold | Ἰδοὺ | Idou | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look! |
| I make | ποιῶ | poiō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| all things | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| new | καινὰ | kaina | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2537 fresh, new |
| Then | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| He said | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| Write this down | Γράψον | Grapson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1125 I write |
| for | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| these | οὗτοι | houtoi | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| words | λόγοι | logoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| are | εἰσιν | eisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| faithful | πιστοὶ | pistoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4103 trustworthy, faithful, believing |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| true | ἀληθινοί | alēthinoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G228 true, real, genuine |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 21:4 Isaiah 25:8 · Revelation 7:17 · 1 Corinthians 15:26 · Isaiah 35:10 · Isaiah 60:20 · 1 John 2:17 · Isaiah 51:11 · Isaiah 65:18–19 · Jeremiah 31:13 · Matthew 24:35 · 1 Corinthians 15:54–58 · Isaiah 30:19
Revelation 21:5 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Isaiah 42:9 · Isaiah 43:19 · Revelation 19:9 · Revelation 4:2 · Revelation 20:11 · Revelation 22:6 · Revelation 1:19 · Revelation 4:9 · Revelation 1:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.