Revelation 21:1
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.”
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.
πρῶτος
first
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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οὐρανός
Heaven
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οὐρανός
Heaven, sky, the dwelling of God. Ouranos. Our Father in heaven. Heaven is not just a place but a presence. The Father is there. And where the Father is is home.
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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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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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θάλασσα
sea
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θάλασσα
the sea (genitive case or specially)
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ἔτι
any longer.
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ἔτι
"yet," still (of time or degree)
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