Revelation 4:6⥂
KJV:
And before the throne [there was] a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, [were] four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
BSB:
And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
Greek:
καὶ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου ὡς θάλασσα ὑαλίνη, ὁμοία κρυστάλλῳ, καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ κύκλῳ τοῦ θρόνου τέσσαρα ζῷα γέμοντα ὀφθαλμῶν ἔμπροσθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν.
Topics:
ANIMALS • CRYSTAL • LAVER • SEA • THRONE • VISION

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Scripture Quoting Scripture

Revelation 4:6 is...
possibly alluding to: Exod 24:10 ☩ Ezek 1:5 ☩ Ezek 1:22 ☩ Ezek 10:12

Translation Greek Transliteration [morphology] Texts
And καὶ kai CONJ NKO
before ἐνώπιον enōpion PREP NKO
the τοῦ tou T-GSM NKO
throne θρόνου thronou N-GSM NKO
[was something] like 1 ὡς hōs PRT NO
a sea θάλασσα thalassa N-NSF NKO
of glass, ὑαλίνη, hu'alinē A-NSF NKO
like ὁμοία homoia A-NSF NKO
as crystal, κρυστάλλῳ, krustallō N-DSM NKO
And καὶ kai CONJ NKO
in ἐν en PREP NKO
[the] midst μέσῳ mesō A-DSN NKO
of the τοῦ tou T-GSM NKO
throne θρόνου thronou N-GSM NKO
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
around κύκλῳ kuklō ADV NKO
the τοῦ tou T-GSM NKO
throne θρόνου thronou N-GSM NKO
[were] four τέσσαρα 2 tessara A-NPN NKO
living creatures ζῷα zōa N-NPN NKO
being full γέμοντα gemonta V-PAP-NPN NKO
of eyes ὀφθαλμῶν ophthalmōn N-GPM NKO
in front ἔμπροσθεν emprosthen PREP NKO
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
behind. ὄπισθεν. opisthen PREP NKO

Word Types and Editions

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  1. Extra Text: ὡς (hōs) '[was something] like' is only in older manuscripts (NA28+NA27+Tyn+SBL+WH+Treg+Byz) ↩

  2. WH spelled: τέσσερα ↩