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Revelation 4:3

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And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and [one] sat on the throne.	And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.	And round about the throne [were] four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 he that sat^G2521 was^G2258 to look upon^G3706 like^G3664 a jasper^G2393 and^G2532 a sardine^G4555 stone^G3037: and^G2532 there was a rainbow^G2463 round about^G2943 the throne^G2362, in sight^G3706 like^G3664 unto an emerald^G4664.

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Original Greek

καὶ ὁ καθήμενος ἦν ὅμοιος ὁράσει λίθῳ ἰάσπιδι καὶ σαρδίνῳ· καὶ ἶρις κυκλόθεν τοῦ θρόνου ὅμοία ὁράσει σμαραγδίνῳ.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
καθήμενος	kathēmenos	G2521	V-PNP-NSM	he that sat
ἦν	ēn	G2258	V-IAI-3S	was
ὅμοιος	homoios	G3664	A-NSM	like
ὁράσει	horasei	G3706	N-DSF	to look upon
λίθῳ	lithō	G3037	N-DSM	stone
ἰάσπιδι	iaspidi	G2393	N-DSF	a jasper
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
σαρδίνῳ·	sardinō	G4555	N-DSM	a sardine
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἶρις	iris	G2463	N-NSF	a rainbow
κυκλόθεν	kuklothen	G2943	ADV	round about
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	the
θρόνου	thronou	G2362	N-GSM	throne
ὅμοία	homoia	G3664	A-NSF	like
ὁράσει	horasei	G3706	N-DSF	in sight
σμαραγδίνῳ.	smaragdinō	G4664	A-DSM	unto an emerald

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G2258 — ἦν (ēn, ane): imperfect of εἰμί; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
• G2362 — θρόνος (thrónos, thron'-os): a throne, seat — from (to sit); a stately seat ("throne"); by implication, power or (concretely) a potentate:--seat, throne.
• G2393 — ἴασπις (íaspis, ee'-as-pis): jasper — probably of foreign origin (see יָשְׁפֵה); "jasper", a gem:--jasper.
• G2463 — ἶρις (îris, ee'-ris): a rainbow — perhaps from ἐρέω (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities); a rainbow ("iris"):--rainbow.
• G2521 — κάθημαι (káthēmai, kath'-ay-mahee): I sit, am seated — from κατά; and (to sit; akin to the base of ἑδραῖος); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside:--dwell, sit (by, down).
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2943 — κυκλόθεν (kyklóthen, koo-kloth'-en): in a circle round — adverb from the same as κύκλῳ; from the circle, i.e. all around:--(round) about.
• G3037 — λίθος (líthos, lee'-thos): a stone — apparently a primary word; a stone (literally or figuratively):--(mill-, stumbling-)stone.
• G3664 — ὅμοιος (hómoios, hom'-oy-os): like, similar to — from the base of ὁμοῦ; similar (in appearance or character):--like, + manner.
• G3706 — ὅρασις (hórasis, hor'-as-is): a sight, vision, appearance — from ὁράω; the act of gazing, i.e. (externally) an aspect or (internally) an inspired appearance:--sight, vision.
• G4555 — σάρδινος (sárdinos, sar'-dee-nos): from the same as σάρδιος; sardine (λίθος being implied), i.e. a gem, so called:--sardine.
• G4664 — σμαράγδινος (smarágdinos, smar-ag'-dee-nos): made of emerald — from σμάραγδος; consisting of emerald:--emerald.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• a rainbow — Genesis 9:13-16, Isaiah 54:9-10, Ezekiel 1:28, Revelation 10:1
• like a — Exodus 24:10, Ezekiel 1:26, Ezekiel 28:13, Revelation 21:11, Revelation 21:19-20
• like unto — Exodus 28:18, Exodus 39:11, Ezekiel 28:13, Revelation 21:19

Reciprocal references (10): Exodus 28:20, 1 Kings 22:19, Ezekiel 1:22, Ezekiel 10:1, Matthew 23:22, Acts 10:10, Revelation 5:1, Revelation 5:7, Revelation 5:13, Revelation 7:10

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: CHRIST JESUS, PRECIOUS STONES, RAINBOW
• Nave’s: BOW, EMERALD, RAINBOW, SARDIUS, THRONE, VISION

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