Revelation 5:3
New Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
סֵפֶר
çêpher
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
ἐπί
epí
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of res...
Key Terms in This Verse
ἐπί epí
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of directio...
Study G1909 →פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →סֵפֶר çêpher
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
Study H5612 →שָׁמַיִם shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
Study H8064 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →Cross References
And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto ...
For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
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