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People tagged in the matching LV passage: John the Apostle

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strong's
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. Καί
    2. καί
    3. And
    4. -
    5. G2532 ↗
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y96
    11. 157658
    1. ἐγώ
    2. ἐγώ
    3. -
    4. -
    5. G1473 ↗
    6. R-···1N·S
    7. I
    8. I
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 157659
    1. ἔκλαιον
    2. κλαίω
    3. I was weeping
    4. I cry
    5. G2799 ↗
    6. V-IIA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓was˒ weeping
    8. ˱I˲ ˓was˒ weeping
    9. -
    10. Y96; R155558; Person=John2
    11. 157660
    1. πολύ
    2. πολύ
    3. much
    4. -
    5. G4177 ↗
    6. D-·······
    7. much
    8. much
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 157661
    1. ὅτι
    2. ὅτι
    3. because
    4. because
    5. G3754 ↗
    6. C-·······
    7. because
    8. because
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 157662
    1. οὐδείς
    2. οὐδείς
    3. no one
    4. no one
    5. G3762 ↗
    6. R-····NMS
    7. no_one
    8. no_one
    9. -
    10. Y96; F157667; F157673
    11. 157663
    1. ἄξιος
    2. ἄξιος
    3. worthy
    4. worthy
    5. G514 ↗
    6. S-····NMS
    7. worthy
    8. worthy
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 157664
    1. εὑρέθη
    2. εὑρίσκω
    3. -
    4. -
    5. G2147 ↗
    6. V-IAP3··S
    7. ˓was˒ found
    8. ˓was˒ found
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 157665
    1. εὑρεθήσεται
    2. εὑρίσκω
    3. will be being found
    4. be found
    5. G2147 ↗
    6. V-IFP3··S
    7. ˓will_be_being˒ found
    8. ˓will_be_being˒ found
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 157666
    1. ἀνοῖξαι
    2. ἀνοίγω
    3. to open up
    4. to open
    5. G455 ↗
    6. V-NAA····
    7. ˓to˒ open_up
    8. ˓to˒ open_up
    9. -
    10. Y96; R157663
    11. 157667
    1. καί
    2. καί
    3. -
    4. -
    5. G2532 ↗
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 157668
    1. ἀναγνῶναι
    2. ἀναγινώσκω
    3. -
    4. -
    5. G314 ↗
    6. V-NAA····
    7. ˓to˒ read
    8. ˓to˒ read
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 157669
    1. τό
    2. ὁ
    3. the
    4. the
    5. G3588 ↗
    6. E-····ANS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 157670
    1. βιβλίον
    2. βιβλίον
    3. scroll
    4. scroll
    5. G975 ↗
    6. N-····ANS
    7. scroll
    8. scroll
    9. -
    10. Y96; F157674
    11. 157671
    1. οὔτε
    2. οὔτε
    3. nor
    4. -
    5. G3777 ↗
    6. C-·······
    7. nor
    8. nor
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 157672
    1. βλέπειν
    2. βλέπω
    3. to be looking
    4. look
    5. G991 ↗
    6. V-NPA····
    7. ˓to_be˒ looking
    8. ˓to_be˒ looking
    9. -
    10. Y96; R157663
    11. 157673
    1. αὐτό
    2. αὐτός
    3. it
    4. it
    5. G846 ↗
    6. R-···3ANS
    7. it
    8. it
    9. -
    10. Y96; R157671
    11. 157674

OET-LV And I_was_weeping much, because no_one worthy will_be_being_found to_open_up the scroll, nor to_be_looking it.

OET (OET-RV) I began to cry loudly, because no one could be found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:1–5: The Lamb was worthy to open the sealed scroll

In this section, John continued to describe his vision. In it he saw God holding a scroll. An angel asked who was worthy to open the scroll. The only one who was worthy was King David’s promised heir, whom John called “the Lamb” here.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

John saw a scroll sealed seven times

The scroll that was sealed seven times

The scroll that was sealed seven times and the Lamb who was worthy to open it

5:4a

And I began to weep bitterly,

And I began to weep bitterly: The Greek clause is literally “I was weeping greatly.” The Greek grammar indicates weeping over a period of time. Other ways to translate this clause are:

I wept and wept (NIV)

I then cried very much

5:4b

because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.

no one was found worthy: The clause no one was found is passive. Some languages must use an active clause. For example:

no one found anyone to be worthy

no one found one person to be worthy

there was no one who was worthy

was found: Here the phrase was found indicates that no one considered anyone worthy to open the scroll. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

was considered

was counted

no one saw that someone was worthy

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ἔκλαιον πολὺ, ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἄξιος εὑρέθη ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον, οὔτε βλέπειν αὐτό

˱I˲_˓was˒_weeping (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔκλαιον πολύ ὅτι οὐδείς ἄξιος εὑρεθήσεται ἀνοῖξαι τό βιβλίον οὔτε βλέπειν αὐτό)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to read it, I was weeping much]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οὐδεὶς & εὑρέθη

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔκλαιον πολύ ὅτι οὐδείς ἄξιος εὑρεθήσεται ἀνοῖξαι τό βιβλίον οὔτε βλέπειν αὐτό)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the angel did not find anyone]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

οὐδεὶς & εὑρέθη

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔκλαιον πολύ ὅτι οὐδείς ἄξιος εὑρεθήσεται ἀνοῖξαι τό βιβλίον οὔτε βλέπειν αὐτό)

Here the expression no one was found could simply mean “there was no one.” You could say that as an alternate translation.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strong's
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. And
    2. -
    3. G2532 ↗
    4. Καί
    5. καί
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y96
    11. 157658
    1. I was weeping
    2. I cry
    3. G2799 ↗
    4. ἔκλαιον
    5. κλαίω
    6. V-IIA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓was˒ weeping
    8. ˱I˲ ˓was˒ weeping
    9. -
    10. Y96; R155558; Person=John2
    11. 157660
    1. much
    2. -
    3. G4177 ↗
    4. πολύ
    5. πολύ
    6. D-·······
    7. much
    8. much
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 157661
    1. because
    2. because
    3. G3754 ↗
    4. ὅτι
    5. ὅτι
    6. C-·······
    7. because
    8. because
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 157662
    1. no one
    2. no one
    3. G3762 ↗
    4. οὐδείς
    5. οὐδείς
    6. R-····NMS
    7. no_one
    8. no_one
    9. -
    10. Y96; F157667; F157673
    11. 157663
    1. worthy
    2. worthy
    3. G514 ↗
    4. ἄξιος
    5. ἄξιος
    6. S-····NMS
    7. worthy
    8. worthy
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 157664
    1. will be being found
    2. be found
    3. G2147 ↗
    4. εὑρεθήσεται
    5. εὑρίσκω
    6. V-IFP3··S
    7. ˓will_be_being˒ found
    8. ˓will_be_being˒ found
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 157666
    1. to open up
    2. to open
    3. G455 ↗
    4. ἀνοῖξαι
    5. ἀνοίγω
    6. V-NAA····
    7. ˓to˒ open_up
    8. ˓to˒ open_up
    9. -
    10. Y96; R157663
    11. 157667
    1. the
    2. the
    3. G3588 ↗
    4. τό
    5. ὁ
    6. E-····ANS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 157670
    1. scroll
    2. scroll
    3. G975 ↗
    4. βιβλίον
    5. βιβλίον
    6. N-····ANS
    7. scroll
    8. scroll
    9. -
    10. Y96; F157674
    11. 157671
    1. nor
    2. -
    3. G3777 ↗
    4. οὔτε
    5. οὔτε
    6. C-·······
    7. nor
    8. nor
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 157672
    1. to be looking
    2. look
    3. G991 ↗
    4. βλέπειν
    5. βλέπω
    6. V-NPA····
    7. ˓to_be˒ looking
    8. ˓to_be˒ looking
    9. -
    10. Y96; R157663
    11. 157673
    1. it
    2. it
    3. G846 ↗
    4. αὐτό
    5. αὐτός
    6. R-···3ANS
    7. it
    8. it
    9. -
    10. Y96; R157671
    11. 157674

OET-LV And I_was_weeping much, because no_one worthy will_be_being_found to_open_up the scroll, nor to_be_looking it.

OET (OET-RV) I began to cry loudly, because no one could be found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

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