King James Version

Revelation 4:6

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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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “[was something] like” (ὡς) before sea here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θρόνουthronouthroneθρόνος (thronos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “throne”, the of-formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.the throneὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.θάλασσαthalassathere was a seaθάλασσαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “there was a sea”, the subject formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.there was a seaὑαλίνηhualinēof glassὑάλινος (hualinos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “of glass”, the subject formG5193glassy, made of glass, transparent.of glassὁμοίαhomoialikeὅμοιος (homoios)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “like”, the subject formG3664like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank.This verse uses “like”.likeκρυστάλλῳkrustallōunto crystalκρύσταλλος (krustallos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto crystal”, the to- or for-formG2930crystal.unto crystalΚαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inμέσῳmesōmidstμέσος (mesos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “midst”, the to- or for-formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.the midstτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θρόνουthronouof the throneθρόνος (thronos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the throne”, the of-formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.of the throneκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκύκλῳkuklōround aboutκύκλῳpreposition — “round about”G2945a circle, ring.round aboutτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θρόνουthronouthroneθρόνος (thronos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “throne”, the of-formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.the throneτέσσαραtessarawere fourτέσσαρες (tessares)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “were four”, the subject formG5064four.were fourζῷαzōabeastsζῷον (zōon)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “beasts”, the subject formG2226an animal, living creature.beastsγέμονταgemontafullγέμω (gemō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, neuter — “full”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1073I am full of.fullὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnof eyesὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of eyes”, the of-formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.of eyesἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeἔμπροσθενadverb — “before”G1715in front, before the face; sometimes made a subst. by the addition of the article: in front of, before the face of.beforeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὄπισθενopisthenbehindὄπισθενadverb — “behind”G3693from behind, after.behind

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and before the throne [is] a sea of glass like to crystal, and in the midst of the throne, and round the throne, [are] four living creatures, full of eyes before and behind;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and before the throne, as it were a sea of glass like unto crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.

Young’s Literal Translation

and before the throne [is] a sea of glass like to crystal, and in the midst of the throne, and round the throne, [are] four living creatures, full of eyes before and behind;

World English Bible

Before the throne was something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. In the middle of the throne, and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.

Darby Translation

and before the throne, as a glass sea, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, four living creatures, full of eyes, before and behind;

Douay-Rheims

And in the sight of the throne was, as it were, a sea of glass like to crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four living creatures, full of eyes before and behind.

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