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Revelation 4

Rev. 4:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the first
protos (Greek #4413)
foremost (in time, place, order or importance)
KJV usage: before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former.
Pronounce: pro'-tos
Origin: contracted superlative of 4253
beast
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
zoon (Greek #2226)
a live thing, i.e. an animal
KJV usage: beast.
Pronounce: dzo'-on
Origin: neuter of a derivative of 2198
was like
homoios (Greek #3664)
similar (in appearance or character)
KJV usage: like, + manner.
Pronounce: hom'-oy-os
Origin: from the base of 3674
a lion
leon (Greek #3023)
a "lion"
KJV usage: lion.
Pronounce: leh-ohn'
Origin: a primary word
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the second
deuteros (Greek #1208)
(ordinal) second (in time, place, or rank; also adverb)
KJV usage: afterward, again, second(-arily, time).
Pronounce: dyoo'-ter-os
Origin: as the compare of 1417
beast
zoon (Greek #2226)
a live thing, i.e. an animal
KJV usage: beast.
Pronounce: dzo'-on
Origin: neuter of a derivative of 2198
like
homoios (Greek #3664)
similar (in appearance or character)
KJV usage: like, + manner.
Pronounce: hom'-oy-os
Origin: from the base of 3674
a calf
moschos (Greek #3448)
a young bullock
KJV usage: calf.
Pronounce: mos'-khos
Origin: probably strengthened for όσχος (a shoot)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the third
tritos (Greek #5154)
third; neuter (as noun) a third part, or (as adverb) a (or the) third time, thirdly
KJV usage: third(-ly).
Pronounce: tree'-tos
Origin: ordinal from 5140
beast
zoon (Greek #2226)
a live thing, i.e. an animal
KJV usage: beast.
Pronounce: dzo'-on
Origin: neuter of a derivative of 2198
had
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
a face
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
prosopon (Greek #4383)
the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person
KJV usage: (outward) appearance, X before, countenance, face, fashion, (men's) person, presence.
Pronounce: pros'-o-pon
Origin: from 4314 and ὤψ (the visage, from 3700)
as
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: 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.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
a man
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the fourth
tetartos (Greek #5067)
fourth
KJV usage: four(-th).
Pronounce: tet'-ar-tos
Origin: ordinal from 5064
beast
zoon (Greek #2226)
a live thing, i.e. an animal
KJV usage: beast.
Pronounce: dzo'-on
Origin: neuter of a derivative of 2198
was like
homoios (Greek #3664)
similar (in appearance or character)
KJV usage: like, + manner.
Pronounce: hom'-oy-os
Origin: from the base of 3674
a flying
petomai (Greek #4072)
to fly
KJV usage: fly(-ing).
Pronounce: pet'-om-ahee
Origin: πετάομαι (pet-ah'-om-ahee), or contracted πτάομαι (ptah'-om-ahee) middle voice of a primary verb
eagle
aetos (Greek #105)
an eagle (from its wind-like flight)
KJV usage: eagle.
Pronounce: ah-et-os'
Origin: from the same as 109
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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections

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Beast,
Calf,
Eagle,
Lion

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Ministry on This Verse

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the first beast.
Rev. 4:6• 6and 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; (Rev. 4:6)
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Gen. 49:9• 9Judah is a young lion; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stoopeth, he layeth himself down as a lion, And as a lioness: who will rouse him up? (Gen. 49:9)
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Num. 2:2‑34• 2The children of Israel shall encamp every one by his standard, with the ensign of their father's house; round about the tent of meeting, afar off, opposite to it shall they encamp.
 3And for those encamping eastward toward the sun-rising there shall be the standard of the camp of Judah according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
 4and his host, even those that were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
 5And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and the prince of the sons of Issachar shall be Nethaneel the son of Zuar;
 6and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty-four thousand four hundred.
 7With them shall be the tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon;
 8and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
 9All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth first.
 10The standard of the camp of Reuben shall be southward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur;
 11and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, forty-six thousand five hundred.
 12And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
 13and his host, even those that were numbered of them, fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
 14And with them shall be the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel;
 15and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
 16All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.
 17And the tent of meeting shall set forth, the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set forth, every man in his place, according to their standards.
 18The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts shall be westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud;
 19and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty thousand five hundred.
 20And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the prince of the sons of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
 21and his host, even those that were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand two hundred.
 22And with them shall be the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni;
 23and his host, even those that were numbered of them, thirty-five thousand four hundred.
 24All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred and eight thousand one hundred, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth third.
 25The standard of the camp of Dan shall be northward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
 26and his host, even those that were numbered of them, sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
 27And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran;
 28and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty-one thousand five hundred.
 29And with them shall be the tribe of Naphtali; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan;
 30and his host, even those that were numbered of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.
 31All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set forth last according to their standards.
 32These are those that were numbered of the children of Israel, according to their fathers' houses: all those that were numbered of the camps, according to their hosts, were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
 33But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
 34And the children of Israel did according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses: so they encamped according to their standards, and so they journeyed, every one according to their families, according to their fathers' houses. (Num. 2:2‑34)
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Num. 23:24• 24Lo, the people will rise up as a lioness, and lift himself up as a lion. He shall not lie down until he have eaten the prey and drunk the blood of the slain. (Num. 23:24)
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Num. 24:9• 9He stooped, he lay down like a lion, and like a lioness: who will stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. (Num. 24:9)
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Prov. 28:2• 2By the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding and of knowledge, its stability is prolonged. (Prov. 28:2)
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Ezek. 1:10• 10And the likeness of their faces was the face of a man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle. (Ezek. 1:10)
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Ezek. 10:14,21• 14And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
 21Each one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. (Ezek. 10:14,21)
like a calf.
Ezek. 1:10• 10And the likeness of their faces was the face of a man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle. (Ezek. 1:10)
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1 Cor. 9:9‑10• 9For in the law of Moses it is written, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that is treading out corn. Is God occupied about the oxen,
 10or does he say it altogether for our sakes? For for our sakes it has been written, that the plougher should plough in hope, and he that treads out corn, in hope of partaking of it. (1 Cor. 9:9‑10)
as.
1 Cor. 14:20• 20Brethren, be not children in your minds, but in malice be babes; but in your minds be grown men. (1 Cor. 14:20)
a flying.
Deut. 28:49• 49Jehovah will bring a nation against thee from afar, from the end of the earth, like as the eagle flieth, a nation whose tongue thou understandest not; (Deut. 28:49)
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2 Sam. 1:23• 23Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their lives, Even in their death were not divided; They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions. (2 Sam. 1:23)
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Isa. 40:31• 31but they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew their strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not tire; they shall walk, and not faint. (Isa. 40:31)
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Ezek. 1:8,10• 8And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings:
 10And the likeness of their faces was the face of a man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle. (Ezek. 1:8,10)
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Ezek. 10:14• 14And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. (Ezek. 10:14)
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Dan. 7:4• 4The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till its wings were plucked; and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand upon two feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. (Dan. 7:4)
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Obad. 4• 4Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith Jehovah. (Obad. 4)
• They have some of the characters of the cherubim, some of the seraphim, but somewhat different from both. They were full of eyes, before and behind, to see all things according to God, and within; having also six wings; perfect in inward perception, but given perception, and in the celerity of their motions. They embraced also the four species of creation in the ordered earth: man, cattle, beast of the field, fowl of the air: these symbolizing the powers or attributes of God, themselves worshipped by the heathen, here only the instruments of the throne. Him who sat on it the heathen knew not. The intelligence, firmness, power, rapidity of execution which belong to God were typified as elsewhere by them. (“Revelation 4: The Things Which Shall Be” by C. Stanley)
• Rev. 4:7 is cherubim, and Rev. 4:8 is seraphim. Surely this sets clearly before us the two great principles of the throne of God in government. Burning purification and consuming judgments....First, the seraphim: perfect and everlasting purification by the one offering of the body of Jesus on the altar, never to fail, never to be repeated; and therefore boldness to enter the holiest, by the blood of Jesus. (Heb. 10:1-23.) Then the cherubim: judgment that must fall on all who despise the seraphim purification: as in Heb. 12:29 (“Lectures on Revelation 4” by W. Kelly)
• The various symbols are taken from the heads of God's creation here below, and represent different qualities of His judgments: the lion as the head of wild beasts, the ox or calf the head of cattle, man of intelligent beings, and the eagle of birds. The lion conveys the idea of strength or majestic power, the ox of patient endurance, the man of intelligence, and the eagle of rapidity. (“Revelation 4” by J.N. Darby)
• They are symbols. Divers agents may be the instruments of their activity. But though there was the general analogy of the cherubim-judicial and governmental power-these had a peculiar character (“Revelation 4” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and the first living creature like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature having the face as of a man, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle.

W. Kelly Translation

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and the first living creature like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature had the face as of a man, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle.