Revelation 4:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRevelation 4:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐνώπιον
enṓpion
G1799
before
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θρόνου
thrónos
G2362
throne
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
θάλασσα
thálassa
G2281
sea
ὑαλίνη
hyálinos
G5193
glassy
ὁμοία
hómoios
G3664
like
κρυστάλλῳ
krýstallos
G2930
crystal
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐν
en
G1722
in
μέσῳ
mésos
G3319
middle
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θρόνου
thrónos
G2362
throne
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κύκλῳ
kýklōi
G2945
around
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θρόνου
thrónos
G2362
throne
τέσσερα
téssares
G5064
four
ζῷα
zōon
G2226
animal
γέμοντα
gémō
G1073
to be full
ὀφθαλμῶν
ophthalmós
G3788
eye
ἔνπροσθεν
émprosthen
G1715
before
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὄπισθεν
ópisthen
G3693
behind
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World English Bible Public Domain
Before the throne was something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. In the midst of the throne, and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.
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King James Version Public Domain
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And before the throne as a glass sea, like crystal, and in the midst of the throne and around the throne four living creatures, being full of eyes before and behind.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).