Revelation
Revelation 4:2–3
2At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it. 3The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
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Revelation 4:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At once | εὐθέως | eutheōs | Adverb | G2112 immediately, soon |
| I was | ἐγενόμην | egenomēn | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Spirit | Πνεύματι | Pneumati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| I saw | ἰδοὺ | idou | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look! |
| a throne | θρόνος | thronos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2362 a throne, seat |
| standing | ἔκειτο | ekeito | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2749 I lie, recline, am laid |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| heaven | οὐρανῷ | ouranō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| 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 |
Revelation 4:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| seated there | καθήμενος | kathēmenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2521 I sit, am seated |
| looked | ὁράσει | horasei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3706 a sight, vision, appearance |
| like | ὅμοιος | homoios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3664 like, similar to |
| jasper | ἰάσπιδι | iaspidi | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2393 jasper |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| carnelian | σαρδίῳ | sardiō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4556 carnelian |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| a rainbow | ἶρις | iris | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2463 a rainbow |
| that gleamed | ὁράσει | horasei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3706 a sight, vision, appearance |
| like | ὅμοιος | homoios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3664 like, similar to |
| an emerald | σμαραγδίνῳ | smaragdinō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G4664 made of emerald |
| encircled | κυκλόθεν | kyklothen | Preposition | G2943 in a circle round |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| throne | θρόνου | thronou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2362 a throne, seat |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 4:2 1 Kings 22:19 · Revelation 1:10 · Isaiah 6:1 · Ezekiel 3:12–14 · Ezekiel 1:26 · Revelation 4:5 · Revelation 4:9 · Revelation 5:1 · Daniel 7:9 · Revelation 5:13 · Hebrews 8:1 · Revelation 21:10
Revelation 4:3 Ezekiel 1:28 · Revelation 21:11 · Genesis 9:13–16 · Revelation 10:1 · Ezekiel 28:13 · Ezekiel 1:26 · Revelation 21:19–20 · Exodus 24:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.