Revelation

Revelation 4:5

5From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spiritsa of God.

Footnotes

  • a 4:5 Or This is the sevenfold Spirit

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
FromἐκekPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
throneθρόνουthronouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2362 a throne, seat
cameἐκπορεύονταιekporeuontaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralG1607 I journey out, come forth
flashes of lightningἀστραπαὶastrapaiNoun - Nominative Feminine PluralG796 a flash of lightning, brightness, luster
rumblingsφωναὶphōnaiNoun - Nominative Feminine PluralG5456 a sound, noise, voice
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
peals of thunderβρονταίbrontaiNoun - Nominative Feminine PluralG1027 thunder
BeforeἐνώπιονenōpionPrepositionG1799 before the face of, in the presence of
theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
throneθρόνουthronouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2362 a throne, seat
burnedκαιόμεναιkaiomenaiVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine PluralG2545 I ignite, light, burn
sevenἑπτὰheptaAdjective - Nominative Feminine PluralG2033 seven
torchesλαμπάδεςlampadesNoun - Nominative Feminine PluralG2985 a torch, lamp, lantern
of fireπυρὸςpyrosNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG4442 fire, trials
TheseἅhaPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter PluralG3739 who, which, what, that
areεἰσινeisinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG1510 I am, exist
theτὰtaArticle - Nominative Neuter PluralG3588 the
sevenἑπτὰheptaAdjective - Nominative Neuter PluralG2033 seven
spiritsΠνεύματαPneumataNoun - Nominative Neuter PluralG4151 wind, breath, spirit
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Revelation 11:19 · Revelation 8:5 · Revelation 1:4 · Revelation 16:17–18 · Revelation 5:6 · Exodus 19:16 · Revelation 3:1 · Zechariah 4:2 · Exodus 20:18 · Joel 3:16 · Psalm 18:13–14 · Hebrews 12:18–29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.