A MULTITUDE
Revelation 7:9
After
Μετὰ (Meta)
Preposition
Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.
this
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.
I looked
εἶδον (eidon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.
and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.
saw
ἰδοὺ (idou)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!
a multitude
ὄχλος (ochlos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.
too large
πολύς (polys)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.
to count,
ἀριθμῆσαι (arithmēsai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 705: To number, count. From arithmos; to enumerate or count.
from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.
every
παντὸς (pantos)
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.
nation
ἔθνους (ethnous)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.
and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.
tribe
φυλῶν (phylōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 5443: A tribe or race of people. From phuo; an offshoot, i.e. Race or clan.
and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.
people
λαῶν (laōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people.
and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.
tongue,
γλωσσῶν (glōssōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 1100: The tongue; by implication, a language.
standing
ἑστῶτες (hestōtes)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.
before
ἐνώπιον (enōpion)
Preposition
Strong's 1799: Neuter of a compound of en and a derivative of optanomai; in the face of.
the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.
throne
θρόνου (thronou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2362: From thrao; a stately seat; by implication, power or a potentate.
and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.
before
ἐνώπιον (enōpion)
Preposition
Strong's 1799: Neuter of a compound of en and a derivative of optanomai; in the face of.
the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.
Lamb.
Ἀρνίου (Arniou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 721: (originally: a little lamb, but diminutive force was lost), a lamb. Diminutive from aren; a lambkin.
[They were] wearing
περιβεβλημένους (peribeblēmenous)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4016: From peri and ballo; to throw all around, i.e. Invest.
white
λευκάς (leukas)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3022: White, bright, brilliant. From luke; white.
robes
στολὰς (stolas)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 4749: A long robe, worn by the upper classes in the East. From stello; equipment, i.e., a 'stole' or long-fitting gown.
and [were holding]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.
palm branches
φοίνικες (phoinikes)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5404: A palm tree, the date-palm. Of uncertain derivation; a palm-tree.
in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.
their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.
hands.
χερσὶν (chersin)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 5495: A hand.
- A multitude too large to count!
- From every nation and tribe and people and tongue!
- They wear white robes and hold palm branches!
- thus they celebrate Jesus!
