Revelation 6:9
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
ψυχή
souls
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ψυχή
Soul, life, inner person. Psuche. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul. The soul is the real you. It outlasts everything the world offers.
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θεός
of God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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σφραγίς
seal,
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σφραγίς
a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication, the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively
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ἔχω
they were upholding.
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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ὅτε
when
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ὅτε
When, at the time when, after. When the fullness of time had come God sent His Son. God's timing is always right. He never acts too early or too late.
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σφάζω
slain
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σφάζω
to butcher (especially an animal for food or in sacrifice) or (generally) to slaughter, or (specially), to maim (violently)
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εἴδω
I saw
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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θυσιαστήριον
altar
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θυσιαστήριον
a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative)
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διά
because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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μαρτυρία
testimony
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μαρτυρία
evidence given (judicially or genitive case)
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πέμπτος
fifth
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πέμπτος
fifth
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