Revelation

Revelation 7:9

9After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AfterΜετὰMetaPrepositionG3326 with, after
thisταῦταtautaDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG3778 this, he, she, it
I lookedεἶδονeidonVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG3708 I see, look upon, experience
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
sawἰδοὺidouVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularG2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
a multitudeὄχλοςochlosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3793 a crowd
too largeπολύςpolysAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG4183 much, many, often
to countἀριθμῆσαιarithmēsaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG705 I number, count
fromἐκekPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
everyπαντὸςpantosAdjective - Genitive Neuter SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
nationἔθνουςethnousNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG1484 a race, people, the Gentiles
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
tribeφυλῶνphylōnNoun - Genitive Feminine PluralG5443 a tribe, race
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
peopleλαῶνlaōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG2992 a people, the crowd
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
tongueγλωσσῶνglōssōnNoun - Genitive Feminine PluralG1100 the tongue, a language, nation
standingἑστῶτεςhestōtesVerb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG2476 I cause to stand, stand
beforeἐνώπιονenōpionPrepositionG1799 before the face of, in the presence of
theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
throneθρόνουthronouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2362 a throne, seat
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
beforeἐνώπιονenōpionPrepositionG1799 before the face of, in the presence of
theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Neuter SingularG3588 the
LambἈρνίουArniouNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG721 a lamb
wearingπεριβεβλημένουςperibeblēmenousVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine PluralG4016 I cast around, clothe
whiteλευκάςleukasAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralG3022 white, bright
robesστολὰςstolasNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG4749 a long robe
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
palm branchesφοίνικεςphoinikesNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG5404 a palm tree, palm branch
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
theirαὐτῶνautōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
handsχερσὶνchersinNoun - Dative Feminine PluralG5495 a hand

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Revelation 5:9 · John 12:13 · Psalm 117:1–2 · Revelation 7:13–15 · Psalm 2:8 · Revelation 6:11 · Zechariah 2:11 · Revelation 3:4–5 · Isaiah 60:1–14 · Psalm 22:27 · Jeremiah 3:17 · Romans 11:25

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