Revelation 14:3
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.”
ᾠδή
a chant or "ode" (the general term for any words sung; while G5215 (ὕμνος) denotes especially a religious metrical composition, and G5568 (ψαλμός) still more specially, a Hebrew cantillation)
καινός
new
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καινός
New, fresh, recently made. Kainos. A new commandment I give you. Kainos means new in quality not just new in time. The new covenant is better in kind not just newer in age.
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θρόνος
throne
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θρόνος
Throne, seat of authority. Thronos. The throne of grace. We can approach it boldly. The throne that could terrify has become a throne of grace through the blood of Jesus.
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τέσσαρες
four
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τέσσαρες
Four. Téssares. Four corners of the earth, four winds of heaven, four living creatures around the throne. In Scripture, four often marks the fullness of creation. God's reach leaves nothing uncovered.
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ζῶον
living creatures
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ζῶον
Living creature, animal. Zōon. The four living creatures in Revelation never cease declaring the holiness of God. Every living thing exists to reflect its Creator's glory.
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πρεσβύτερος
elders,
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πρεσβύτερος
older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
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οὐδείς
no one
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οὐδείς
No one, nothing, none. No one can snatch them out of My hand. The security of the believer rests not in their grip but in His. And His grip never fails.
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δύναμαι
was able
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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μανθάνω
to learn
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μανθάνω
To learn, to discover by experience. Manthano. I have learned to be content. Contentment is not automatic. It is learned through the experience of God's faithfulness in every season.
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εἰ
only
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εἰ
If, whether, that. Ei. Scripture's great conditionals hinge on this word, framing promises, warnings, and tests of faith. If you confess, if you believe, if you remain. The ifs of God are invitations, not uncertainties.
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ἑκατόν
one hundred
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ἑκατόν
One hundred, a hundredfold. Hekatón. Jesus promised that those who sacrifice for the kingdom will receive a hundredfold in return. God's multiplication defies human math. Trust the return.
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τεσσαράκοντα
forty
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τεσσαράκοντα
Forty. Tessarákonta. Forty days in the wilderness, forty years in the desert: God uses this number to mark seasons of testing and formation. Endure the forty. Something is being built in you.
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χιλιάς
thousand
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χιλιάς
One thousand, a chiliad. Chilias. The thousand-year reign, the thousand generations of covenant faithfulness — God operates at scales beyond human reckoning. Do not shrink His promises to fit your timeline.
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γῆ
earth.
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γῆ
Earth, land, soil, ground. Ge. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. Creation belongs to its Creator. We are stewards not owners of what God has made.
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