King James Version

Revelation 5:11

And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “surrounding” (κύκλῳ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include a longer phrase before thousands: ἦν ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτῶν μυριάδες μυριάδων καὶ. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “around” (κύκλοθεν) before the here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶδονeidonseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).I beheldκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἤκουσαēkousaI heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.I heardφωνὴνphōnēnvoiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the object formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.the voiceἀγγέλωνangelōnangelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “angels”, the of-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.angelsπολλῶνpollōnmuchπολύς (polus)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “much”, the of-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.κύκλῳkuklōround 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 throneκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ζῴωνzōōnbeastsζῷον (zōon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “beasts”, the of-formG2226an animal, living creature.the beastsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōneldersπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “elders”, the of-formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.the eldersκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀριθμὸςarithmosnumberἀριθμόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “number”, the subject formG706a number, total.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.μυριάδεςmuriadesten thousandμυριάς (murias)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “ten thousand”, the subject formG3461a myriad, group of ten thousand, a ten thousand.This verse uses “ten thousand”.ten thousandμυριάδωνmuriadōntimes ten thousandμυριάς (murias)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “times ten thousand”, the of-formG3461a myriad, group of ten thousand, a ten thousand.This verse uses “ten thousand”.times ten thousandκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andχιλιάδεςchiliadesthousandsχιλιάς (chilias)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “thousands”, the subject formG5505a thousand, the number one thousand.thousandsχιλιάδωνchiliadōnof thousandsχιλιάς (chilias)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “of thousands”, the of-formG5505a thousand, the number one thousand.of thousands

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κύκλοθενkuklothenround aboutκυκλόθενadverb — “round about”G2943in a circle round, round about.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I saw, and I heard the voice of many messengers round the throne, and the living creatures, and the elders — and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

Young’s Literal Translation

And I saw, and I heard the voice of many messengers round the throne, and the living creatures, and the elders — and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands —

World English Bible

I looked, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. The number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands,

Darby Translation

And I saw, and I heard [the] voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and their number was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands;

Douay-Rheims

And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the living creatures, and the ancients; and the number of them was thousands of thousands,

Alludes to

Daniel 7:10 Daniel 7:10 · King James VersionA fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.Daniel 7:10 · King James VersionOpen the Source
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

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