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Revelation 8:1

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For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.	And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.	And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 when^G3753 he had opened^G455 the seventh^G1442 seal^G4973, there was^G1096 silence^G4602 in^G1722 heaven^G3772 about the space of half an hour^G2256.

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Original Greek

Καὶ ὅτε ἤνοιξε τὴν σφραγῖδα τὴν ἑβδόμην, ἐγένετο σιγὴ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ὡς ἡμιώριον.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
Καὶ	Kai	G2532	CONJ	And
ὅτε	hote	G3753	ADV	when
ἤνοιξε	ēnoixe	G455	V-AAI-3S	he had opened
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
σφραγῖδα	sphragida	G4973	N-ASF	seal
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	the
ἑβδόμην,	hebdomēn	G1442	A-ASF	seventh
ἐγένετο	egeneto	G1096	V-2ADI-3S	there was
σιγὴ	sigē	G4602	N-NSF	silence
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSM	*
οὐρανῷ	ouranō	G3772	N-DSM	heaven
ὡς	hōs	G5613	ADV	about the space of
ἡμιώριον.	hēmiōrion	G2256	N-ASN	half an hour

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G455 — ἀνοίγω (anoígō, an-oy'-go): I open — from ἀνά and (to open); to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications):--open.
• G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): I come into being, am born — a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
• G1442 — ἕβδομος (hébdomos, heb'-dom-os): seventh — ordinal from ἑπτά; seventh:--seventh.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G2256 — ἡμιώριον (hēmiṓrion, hay-mee-o'-ree-on): half an hour — from the base of ἥμισυ and ὥρα; a half-hour:--half an hour.
• 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.
• G3753 — ὅτε (hóte, hot'-eh): when — from ὅς and τέ; at which (thing) too, i.e. when:--after (that), as soon as, that, when, while.
• G3772 — οὐρανός (ouranós, oo-ran-os'): the sky, the heaven — perhaps from the same as ὄρος (through the idea of elevation); the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity):--air, heaven(-ly), sky.
• G4602 — σιγή (sigḗ, see-gay'): silence — apparently from (to hiss, i.e. hist or hush); silence:--silence. Compare σιωπάω.
• G4973 — σφραγίς (sphragís, sfrag-ece'): a signet-ring, impression of a seal, the proof — probably strengthened from φράσσω; a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication, the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively:--seal.

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.
• G5613 — ὡς (hōs, hoce): as, like as, how, while, so that — probably adverb of comparative from ὅς; which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows):--about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.

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