KJV: And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
YLT: and the four living creatures said, 'Amen!' and the twenty-four elders fell down and they bow before Him who is living to the ages of the ages.
Darby: And the four living creatures said, Amen; and the elders fell down and did homage.
ASV: And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshipped.
τέσσαρα | four |
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Neuter Plural Root: τέσσαρες Sense: four. |
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ζῷα | living creatures |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Plural Root: ζῷον Sense: a living being. |
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ἔλεγον | kept saying |
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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Ἀμήν | Amen |
Parse: Hebrew Word Root: ἀμήν Sense: firm. |
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πρεσβύτεροι | elders |
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: πρεσβύτερος Sense: elder, of age,. |
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ἔπεσαν | fell down |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: πίπτω Sense: to descend from a higher place to a lower. |
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προσεκύνησαν | worshiped |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: προσκυνέω Sense: to kiss the hand to (towards) one, in token of reverence. |
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{ζῶντι | Him who lives |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Dative Masculine Singular Root: ζάω Sense: to live, breathe, be among the living (not lifeless, not dead). |
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αἰωνας | ages |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Plural Root: αἰών Sense: for ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity. |
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τῶν | of the |
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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αἰώνων} | ages |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: αἰών Sense: for ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity. |
Greek Commentary for Revelation 5:14
The four living creatures give their approval to the doxology after the antiphonal songs. [source]
In silent adoration that closes the whole service of praise to the One upon the throne and to the Lamb. As in Revelation 4:10 so here the representatives of the redeemed bow in silent worship. Pliny says that the Christians sing a song to Christ as to God. He is here worshipped by the universe (Philemon 2:10.). [source]
Omit. [source]
In silent adoration. [source]
Omit. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Revelation 5:14
The word is used originally of seniority in age. So Luke 15:25. Afterward as a term of rank or office. Applied to members of the Sanhedrim (Matthew 16:21; Acts 6:12). Those who presided over the Christian assemblies or churches (Acts 11:30; 1 Timothy 5:17, 1 Timothy 5:19). The twenty-four members of the heavenly court in John's vision (Revelation 4:4, Revelation 4:10; Revelation 5:5, Revelation 5:6, Revelation 5:8, Revelation 5:11, Revelation 5:14). Here, with reference to official position, coupled, presumably, with age. [source]
They follow the living creatures (Revelation 11:15, if correctly interpreted) in their adoration, as in Revelation 4:9. Though seated on thrones of their own (Revelation 4:4), yet they fall upon their faces in every act of worship to God and Christ (Revelation 4:10; Revelation 5:8, Revelation 5:14; Revelation 19:4). Here επι τα προσωπα αυτων epi ta prosōpa autōn (upon their faces) is added as in Revelation 7:11 about the angels. The elders here again represent the redeemed, as the four living creatures the forces of nature, in the great thanksgiving here (ευχαριστουμεν eucharistoumen present active indicative of ευχαριστεω eucharisteō). [source]
Imperfect active of κλαιω klaiō picturesque, descriptive, I kept on weeping much; natural tense in these vivid visions (Revelation 1:12; Revelation 2:14; Revelation 5:4, Revelation 5:14; Revelation 6:8, Revelation 6:9; Revelation 10:10; Revelation 19:14; Revelation 21:15). Perhaps weeping aloud. [source]
Preposition (in a circle) with genitive as in Revelation 4:6; Revelation 5:11. The angels here rejoice in the salvation of men (Luke 15:7, Luke 15:10; 1 Peter 1:12).Upon their faces (επι τα προσωπα αυτων epi ta prosōpa autōn). In reverential worship of God as in Revelation 11:16. For this worship (fell and worshipped) see also Revelation 4:10; Revelation 5:14; Revelation 11:16; Revelation 19:4, Revelation 19:10; Revelation 22:8. The dative τωι τεωι tōi theōi (God) with προσκυνεω proskuneō (to worship) is the usual construction for that meaning. When it means merely to do homage the accusative case is usual in this book (Charles). But in the Fourth Gospel the reverse order is true as to the cases with προσκυνεω proskuneō (Abbott, Joh. Vocab. pp. 138-142). [source]
In reverential worship of God as in Revelation 11:16. For this worship (fell and worshipped) see also Revelation 4:10; Revelation 5:14; Revelation 11:16; Revelation 19:4, Revelation 19:10; Revelation 22:8. The dative τωι τεωι tōi theōi (God) with προσκυνεω proskuneō (to worship) is the usual construction for that meaning. When it means merely to do homage the accusative case is usual in this book (Charles). But in the Fourth Gospel the reverse order is true as to the cases with προσκυνεω proskuneō (Abbott, Joh. Vocab. pp. 138-142). [source]