Revelation 5:8
KJV:
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four [and] twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
BSB:
When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Greek:
καὶ ὅτε ἔλαβεν τὸ βιβλίον, τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα καὶ οἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεσαν ἐνώπιον τοῦ ἀρνίου ἔχοντες ἕκαστος κιθάραν καὶ φιάλας χρυσᾶς γεμούσας θυμιαμάτων αἵ εἰσιν αἱ προσευχαὶ τῶν ἁγίων.
Topics:
ANGEL (A SPIRIT)ANIMALSELDERHARPINCENSEINTERCESSIONJESUS, THE CHRISTMUSICPRAYERPSALTERYVISION

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Scripture Quoting Scripture

Revelation 5:8 is...
possibly alluding to: Ps 141:2

Translation Greek Transliteration [morphology] Texts
And καὶ kai CONJ NKO
when ὅτε hote CONJ NKO
He had taken ἔλαβεν elaben V-2AAI-3S NKO
the τὸ to T-ASN NKO
scroll, βιβλίον, biblion N-ASN NKO
the τὰ ta T-NPN NKO
four τέσσαρα 1 tessara A-NPN NKO
living creatures ζῷα zōa N-NPN NKO
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
the οἱ hoi T-NPM NKO
twenty εἴκοσι eikosi A-NUI NKO
four τέσσαρες tessares A-NPM NKO
elders πρεσβύτεροι presbuteroi N-NPM NKO
fell down ἔπεσαν 2 epesan V-2AAI-3P NKO
before ἐνώπιον enōpion PREP NKO
the τοῦ tou T-GSN NKO
Lamb ἀρνίου arniou N-GSN NKO
having ἔχοντες echontes V-PAP-NPM NKO
each ἕκαστος hekastos A-NSM NKO
a harp 3 4 κιθάραν kitharan N-ASF N(K)O
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
bowls φιάλας phialas N-APF NKO
golden χρυσᾶς chrusas A-APF NKO
being full γεμούσας gemousas V-PAP-APF NKO
of incenses θυμιαμάτων thumiamatōn N-GPN NKO
which αἵ ai R-NPF NKO
are εἰσιν eisin V-PAI-3P NKO
the αἱ hai T-NPF NKO
prayers προσευχαὶ proseuchai N-NPF NKO
of the τῶν tōn T-GPM NKO
saints. ἁγίων. hagiōn A-GPM NKO

Word Types and Editions

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  1. WH spelled: τέσσερα 

  2. TR spelled: ἔπεσον 

  3. Variant: κιθάρας (kitharas) 'harps' occurs in traditional manuscripts (TR) instead of κιθάραν (kitharan) 'a harp' in older manuscripts (NA28+NA27+Tyn+SBL+WH+Treg+Byz) 

  4. harps | κιθάρας | kitharas N-APF | TR