King James Version

Revelation 5:5

And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “is being” (ὢν) before of here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to untie” (λῦσαι) before the here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἷςheisoneεἷςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG1520one.oneἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (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 eldersλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saithμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).unto meΜὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notκλαῖεklaieto weepκλαίω (klaiō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to weep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2799I weep, weep for, mourn, lament.This verse uses “weep”.ἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdἐνίκησενenikēsenhath prevailedνικάω (nikaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath prevailed”, a single actionG3528I conquer, am victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue.hath prevailedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λέωνleōnlionλέωνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lion”, the subject formG3023a lion.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.φυλῆςphulēstribeφυλή (phulē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “tribe”, the of-formG5443a tribe or race of people.ἸούδαioudaJudahἸούδας (ioudas)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Judah”, the of-formG2455Judah, Judas, Jude.This verse uses “Judah”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ῥίζαrhizarootῥίζαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “root”, the subject formG4491a root, shoot, source; that which comes from the root, a descendent.ΔαυίδdauidDavidΔαυίδnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “David”, the of-formG1138David, King of Israel.ἀνοῖξαιanoixaito openἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to open”, a single actionG455I open.to openτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βιβλίονbiblionbookβιβλίονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “book”, the object formG975a papyrus roll.the bookκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “seven”, the object formG2033seven.the sevenσφραγῖδαςsphragidassealsσφραγίς (sphragis)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “seals”, the object formG4973a seal, signet ring, the impression of a seal, that which the seal attests, the proof.sealsαὐτοῦautouthereofαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “thereof”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thereof

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὢνōnofεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “of”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.λῦσαιlusaito looseλύω (luō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to loose”, a single actionG3089(a) I loose, untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I break up a meeting, annul.This verse uses “loose”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and one of the elders saith to me, 'Weep not; lo, overcome did the Lion, who is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, to open the scroll, and to loose the seven seals of it;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome to open the book and the seven seals thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

and one of the elders saith to me, 'Weep not; lo, overcome did the Lion, who is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, to open the scroll, and to loose the seven seals of it;

World English Bible

One of the elders said to me, “Don’t weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome: he who opens the book and its seven seals.”

Darby Translation

And one of the elders says to me, Do not weep. Behold, the lion which [is] of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, has overcome [so as] to open the book, and its seven seals.

Douay-Rheims

And one of the ancients said to me: Weep not; behold the lion of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

Alludes to

Genesis 49:10 Genesis 49:10 · King James VersionThe sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.Genesis 49:10 · King James VersionOpen the Source
sceptre of Judah / Shiloh · early church, Edersheim’s rabbinic list
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.