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Koine Greek wordlink #162101

SR GNT Rev 14:3 ζῴων (zōōn) ‘before the four living_creatures and the elders’ Strongs=22260 Lemma=zōon
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=neuter number=plural
Year=96 AD

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Other uses (7) of identical word form ζῴων (N-GNP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ζῴων’ (N-GNP) has 2 different glosses: ‘of animals’, ‘living_creatures’.

Heb 13:11 ‘of what for is_being carried_in of animals the blood for’ SR GNT Heb 13:11 word 4

OET-LV: 11 For/Because of _what is _being _carried _in of _animals the blood for sin into the holy places by the chief _priest, of _these the bodies is _being _burned _up outside the camp. (HEB_13:11)

OET-RV: 11 Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the sacred chambers as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies of the animals are burnt outside the camp. (HEB 13:11)

Rev 5:6 ‘and of the four living_creatures and in the midst’ SR GNT Rev 5:6 word 14

OET-LV: 6 And I _saw in the_midst of _the throne and of _the four living _creatures and in the_midst of _the elders, a_lamb having _stood as having _been _slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of_ the _god, having _been _sent _out into all the earth. (REV_5:6)

OET-RV: 6 Then I saw a lamb standing there between the throne and the four living creatures and the elders. The lamb looked like it had been slaughtered, and it had seven horns and seven eyes which are God’s seven spirits that had been sent throughout the world. (REV 5:6)

Rev 5:11 ‘throne and of the living_creatures and of the elders’ SR GNT Rev 5:11 word 15

OET-LV: 11 And I _looked, and I _heard the_voice of _messengers many around the throne, and of _the living _creatures, and of _the elders, and was the number of _them tens _of _thousands of _tens _of _thousands and thousands of _thousands, (REV_5:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then I looked and I heard the voices of the living creatures and elders that were around the throne along with millions of God’s messengers (REV 5:11)

Rev 6:1 ‘of the four living_creatures saying as with a voice’ SR GNT Rev 6:1 word 19

OET-LV: 6 And I _saw, when opened _up the lamb one of of _the seven seals, and I _heard from _one of the four living _creatures, saying as with_a_voice of _thunder: Be _coming. (REV_6:1)

OET-RV: 6 Then I saw the lamb breaking the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say, “Come,” in a thunderous voice. (REV 6:1)

Rev 6:6 ‘the midst of the four living_creatures saying a ⱪoinix_measure of wheat’ SR GNT Rev 6:6 word 9

OET-LV: 6 And I _heard something like a_voice in the_midst of _the four living _creatures saying: A_ⱪoinix_measure of _wheat three, for_a_daʸnarion_coin and ⱪoinix_measure of _barley for_a_daʸnarion_coin, but the olive _oil and the wine not you _may _injure. (REV_6:6)

OET-RV: 6 Then I heard something like a voice from among the four living creatures that said, “A kilo of wheat for a day’s pay, or three kilos of barley for the same price. But don’t harm the oil and wine supplies.” (REV 6:6)

Rev 7:11 ‘and the four living_creatures and they fell before’ SR GNT Rev 7:11 word 15

OET-LV: 11 And all the messengers had _stood around the throne, and the elders, and the four living _creatures, and they _fell before the throne on the faces of _them, and they _prostrated the before_god (REV_7:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then all the messengers stood around the throne, and around the elders and the four living beings. The messengers all knelt down in front of the throne with their faces to the ground and worshipped God (REV 7:11)

Rev 15:7 ‘of the four living_creatures gave to the seven’ SR GNT Rev 15:7 word 6

OET-LV: 7 And one of the four living _creatures gave to _the seven seven messengers bowls golden, being _full of _the rage of_ the _god, the one living to the ages of _the ages. (REV_15:7)

OET-RV: 7 Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven messengers seven golden bowls that were full of the anger of God who lives through all the ages, (REV 15:7)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘zōon’ have 5 different glosses: ‘of animals’, ‘animals’, ‘living_creature’, ‘living_creatures’, ‘living_creatures were’.

Greek words (6) other than ζῴων (N-GNP) with a gloss related to ‘living_creatures’

REV 4:6 ζῷα (zōia) N-NNP ‘the throne four living_creatures were being_full of eyes ahead’ SR GNT Rev 4:6 word 20

OET-LV: 6 and something before the throne was like a_sea glass, similar to _crystal. And in the_midst of _the throne and around the four, throne living _creatures were, being _full of _eyes ahead and behind. (REV_4:6)

OET-RV: 6 In front of the throne was something like a sea of glass that was as clear as crystal.
¶ Around the throne were four living creatures, covered both front and back with eyes. (REV 4:6)

REV 4:8 ζῷα (zōia) N-NNP ‘and the four living_creatures one by one’ SR GNT Rev 4:8 word 4

OET-LV: 8 And the four living _creatures, one by one of _them, having each six wings, around and inside they _are _being _full of _eyes, and rest not they _are _having by _day and night saying: holy, holy, holy, master the god the almighty, who was, and who being, and who coming. (REV_4:8)

OET-RV: 8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings with eyes all around and underneath them. Day and night they never stop saying:
⇔ ‘Holy, holy, holy,
⇔ is Yahweh, almighty God,
⇔ who was and is and is to come.’ (REV 4:8)

REV 4:9 ζῷα (zōia) N-NNP ‘whenever will_be giving the living_creatures glory and honour’ SR GNT Rev 4:9 word 6

OET-LV: 9 And whenever will _be _giving the living _creatures glory, and honour, and thanksgiving, to _the one sitting on the throne, the one living to the ages of _the ages, (REV_4:9)

OET-RV: 9 Whenever the living creatures praise the one sitting on the throne and honour him and thank him (the one who lives through all the ages), (REV 4:9)

REV 5:8 ζῷα (zōia) N-NNP ‘scroll the four living_creatures and the twenty’ SR GNT Rev 5:8 word 8

OET-LV: 8 And when he _took the four, scroll the living _creatures and the twenty four elders fell before the lamb, having each a_harp and bowls golden being _full of _incenses, which are the prayers of _the holy ones. (REV_5:8)

OET-RV: 8 When he’d taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders knelt down in front of the lamb. Each elder held a harp and a bowl that was full of incense (which symbolised the prayers of the believers). (REV 5:8)

REV 5:14 ζῷα (zōia) N-NNP ‘and the four living_creatures were saying Truly and’ SR GNT Rev 5:14 word 4

OET-LV: 14 And the four living _creatures were _saying: Truly. And the elders fell and prostrated. (REV_5:14)

OET-RV: 14 Then the four living creatures said, “May it be so,” and the elders knelt down and worshipped. (REV 5:14)

REV 19:4 ζῷα (zōia) N-NNP ‘and the four living_creatures and they prostrated before god’ SR GNT Rev 19:4 word 13

OET-LV: 4 And fell the elders the twenty four, and the four living _creatures, and they _prostrated the before_god, the one sitting on the throne saying: Truly. Praise _Yāh. (REV_19:4)

OET-RV: 4 Then the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures knelt down and worshipped God, the one sitting on the throne, saying, “May it be so. Praise Yahweh.” (REV 19:4)

Key: N=noun GNP=genitive,neuter,plural NNP=nominative,neuter,plural