KJV: And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
YLT: and when the seven thunders spake their voices, I was about to write, and I heard a voice out of the heaven saying to me, 'Seal the things that the seven thunders spake,' and, 'Thou mayest not write these things.'
Darby: And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write: and I heard a voice out of the heaven saying, Seal the things which the seven thunders have spoken, and write them not.
ASV: And when the seven thunders uttered their voices , I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying, Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
ἐλάλησαν | had spoken |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἀπολαλέω Sense: to utter a voice or emit a sound. |
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ἑπτὰ | seven |
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Feminine Plural Root: ἑπτά Sense: seven. |
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βρονταί | thunders |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Plural Root: βροντή Sense: thunder. |
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ἤμελλον | I was about |
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular Root: μέλλω Sense: to be about. |
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γράφειν | to write |
Parse: Verb, Present Infinitive Active Root: γράφω Sense: to write, with reference to the form of the letters. |
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ἤκουσα | I heard |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular Root: ἀκουστός Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf. |
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φωνὴν | a voice |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: φωνή Sense: a sound, a tone. |
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ἐκ | out of |
Parse: Preposition Root: ἐκ Sense: out of, from, by, away from. |
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τοῦ | - |
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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οὐρανοῦ | heaven |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: οὐρανός Sense: the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it. |
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λέγουσαν | saying |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to say, to speak. |
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Σφράγισον | Seal |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular Root: σφραγίζω Sense: to set a seal upon, mark with a seal, to seal. |
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ἐλάλησαν | have spoken |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἀπολαλέω Sense: to utter a voice or emit a sound. |
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γράψῃς | write |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 2nd Person Singular Root: γράφω Sense: to write, with reference to the form of the letters. |
Greek Commentary for Revelation 10:4
Imperfect active of μελλω mellō (double augment as in John 4:47; John 12:33; John 18:32) and the present (inchoative) active infinitive of γραπω graphō “I was on the point of beginning to write,” as commanded in Revelation 1:11, Revelation 1:19. [source]
Aorist active imperative of σπραγιζω sphragizō tense of urgency, “seal up at once.”And write them not (και μη αυτα γραπσηις kai mē auta grapsēis). Prohibition with μη mē and the ingressive aorist active subjunctive of γραπω graphō “Do not begin to write.” It is idle to conjecture what was in the utterances. Compare Paul‘s silence in 2 Corinthians 12:4. [source]
Prohibition with μη mē and the ingressive aorist active subjunctive of γραπω graphō “Do not begin to write.” It is idle to conjecture what was in the utterances. Compare Paul‘s silence in 2 Corinthians 12:4. [source]
According to the injunction in Revelation 1:11. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Revelation 10:4
Rev., seal up. This word occurs eighteen times in Revelation and twice in the Gospel, and only five times elsewhere in the New Testament. It means to confirm or attest (John 3:33); to close up for security (Matthew 27:66; Revelation 20:3); to hide or keep secret (Revelation 10:4; Revelation 22:10); to mark a person or thing (Revelation 7:3; Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 4:30) [source]
Present active predicate participles feminine accusative singular agreeing with ην hēn (object of ηκουσα ēkousa), not with πωνη phōnē (nominative) as most of the cursives have it Ordinarily it would be ελαλει και ελεγεν elalei kai elegen See Revelation 4:1 for like idiom. This is the voice mentioned in Revelation 10:4. No great distinction is to be made here between λαλεω laleō and λεγω legō take Present active imperative of υπαγω hupagō and second aorist active imperative of λαμβανω lambanō The use of υπαγε hupage (exclamation like ιδε ide) is common in N.T. (Matthew 5:24; Matthew 8:4; Matthew 19:21; John 4:16; John 9:7). Charles calls it a Hebraism (Revelation 16:1). Note the repeated article here (το to) referring to the open book in the hand of the angel (Revelation 10:2), only here βιβλιον biblion is used, not the diminutive of βιβλαριδιον biblaridion of Revelation 10:2, Revelation 10:9, Revelation 10:10. [source]
Present active of vivid dramatic action and the indefinite statement in the plural as in Revelation 13:16; Revelation 16:15. It is possible that the allusion is to the heavenly voice (Revelation 10:4, Revelation 10:8) and to the angel (Revelation 10:9). [source]
Accusative after ηκουσα ēkousa in this phrase as in Revelation 5:11; Revelation 10:4; Revelation 14:2; Revelation 18:4, but the genitive πωνης λεγουσης phōnēs legousēs in Revelation 11:12; Revelation 14:13. We are not told whence this voice or song comes, possibly from one of the twenty-four elders (Swete) or some other heavenly beings (Revelation 11:15) who can sympathize with human beings (Revelation 19:10), the martyrs in heaven (Charles). [source]
For which see Revelation 6:1; Revelation 19:6. For this voice out of heaven see Revelation 10:4; Revelation 14:15; Revelation 18:4 and note accusative with ηκουσα ēkousa the voice of harpers harping with their harps Triple use of κιταρα kithara (Revelation 5:8), κιταρωιδων kitharōidōn (Revelation 18:22), κιταριζοντων kitharizontōn (old verb κιταριζω kitharizō in N.T. only here and 1 Corinthians 14:7). Wonderful melody in this chorus by the angels, not by the 144,000. [source]
Prohibition with μη mē and the ingressive first aorist active subjunctive of σπραγιζω sphragizō Charles takes this to be the command of Christ because in Revelation 22:7, Revelation 22:18 “the words of the prophecy of this book” come from Christ. But that is not a conclusive argument, though Charles, as already stated, rearranges these chapters to suit his own notion. Once only (Revelation 10:4) was John directed to seal and not to write. See note on Revelation 10:4 for discussion of σπραγιζω sphragizō This book is to be left open for all to read (Revelation 1:3; Revelation 13:18; Revelation 17:9; Revelation 22:7, Revelation 22:18).At hand (εγγυς eggus). As in Revelation 1:3. [source]
Second aorist middle of γινομαι ginomai “There came silence.” Dramatic effect by this profound stillness with no elder or angel speaking, no chorus of praise nor cry of adoration, no thunder from the throne (Swete), but a temporary cessation in the revelations. See Revelation 10:4.About the space of half an hour (ως ημιωρον hōs hēmiōron). Late and rare word (ημι hēmi half, ωρα hōra hour), here only in N.T. Accusative of extent of time. [source]