KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Saying,” | λέγοντες | Properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean | Saying |
| “Amen:” | Ἀμήν | Properly, firm, i.e., (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it) | Amen |
| “Blessing,” | εὐλογία | Fine speaking, i.e., elegance of language; commendation ("eulogy"), i.e., (reverentially) adoration; religiously, benediction; by implication, consecration; by extension, benefit or largess | Blessing |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “glory,” | δόξα | Glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective) | glory |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “wisdom,” | σοφία | Wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual) | wisdom |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “thanksgiving,” | εὐχαριστία | Gratitude; actively, grateful language (to God, as an act of worship) | thanksgiving |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “honour,” | τιμὴ | A value, i.e., money paid, or (concretely and collectively) valuables; by analogy, esteem (especially of the highest degree), or the dignity itself | honour |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “power,” | δύναμις | Force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself) | power |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “might,” | ἰσχὺς | Forcefulness (literally or figuratively) | might |
| “be” | (No Greek definition. English implied.) | ||
| “unto our” | ἡμῶν | Of (or from) us | unto our |
| “God for” | θεῷ | A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) | God |
| “ever” | τοὺς | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | ever |
| “and ever.” | εἰς | To or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases | ever |
| “Amen.” | ἀμήν | Properly, firm, i.e., (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it) | Amen |
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10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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