Revelation
Revelation 7:1
1After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After | Μετὰ | Meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| this | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| I saw | εἶδον | eidon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| four | τέσσαρας | tessaras | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5064 four |
| angels | ἀγγέλους | angelous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G32 an angel, messenger |
| standing | ἑστῶτας | hestōtas | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2476 I cause to stand, stand |
| at | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τὰς | tas | Article - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| four | τέσσαρας | tessaras | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G5064 four |
| corners | γωνίας | gōnias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1137 a corner, a secret place |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| holding back | κρατοῦντας | kratountas | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2902 I lay hold of, obtain |
| four | τέσσαρας | tessaras | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5064 four |
| winds | ἀνέμους | anemous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G417 the wind |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| no | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| wind | ἄνεμος | anemos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G417 the wind |
| would blow | πνέῃ | pneē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4154 I blow |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| land | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| sea | θαλάσσης | thalassēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2281 the sea, lake |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| any | πᾶν | pan | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| tree | δένδρον | dendron | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1186 a tree |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 24:31 · Daniel 7:2 · Jeremiah 49:36 · Mark 13:27 · Daniel 8:8 · Ezekiel 7:2 · Ezekiel 37:9 · Isaiah 27:8 · Isaiah 11:12 · Revelation 9:14 · Matthew 8:26–27 · Zechariah 1:18–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.