Go
Articles on

Revelation 20

Rev. 20:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

+
5
But
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
the rest
loipoy (Greek #3062)
remaining ones
KJV usage: other, which remain, remnant, residue, rest.
Pronounce: loy-poy'
Origin: masculine plural of a derivative of 3007
of the dead
nekros (Greek #3498)
dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
KJV usage: dead.
Pronounce: nek-ros'
Origin: from an apparently primary νέκυς (a corpse)
lived
anazao (Greek #326)
to recover life (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: (be a-)live again, revive.
Pronounce: an-ad-zah'-o
not
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
again
anazao (Greek #326)
to recover life (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: (be a-)live again, revive.
Pronounce: an-ad-zah'-o
until
heos (Greek #2193)
a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
KJV usage: even (until, unto), (as) far (as), how long, (un-)til(-l), (hither-, un-, up) to, while(-s).
Pronounce: heh'-oce
Origin: of uncertain affinity
the thousand
chilioi (Greek #5507)
a thousand
KJV usage: thousand.
Pronounce: khil'-ee-oy
Origin: plural of uncertain affinity
years
etos (Greek #2094)
a year
KJV usage: year.
Pronounce: et'-os
Origin: apparently a primary word
were finished
teleo (Greek #5055)
to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt)
KJV usage: accomplish, make an end, expire, fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform.
Pronounce: tel-eh'-o
Origin: from 5056
. This
houtos (Greek #3778)
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
KJV usage: he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
Pronounce: hoo'-tos
Origin: οὗτοι (hoo'-toy), nominative feminine singular αὕτη (how'-tay), and nominative feminine plural αὕται (how'-tahee) from the article 3588 and 846
is the first
protos (Greek #4413)
foremost (in time, place, order or importance)
KJV usage: before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former.
Pronounce: pro'-tos
Origin: contracted superlative of 4253
resurrection
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
anastasis (Greek #386)
a standing up again, i.e. (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (moral) recovery (of spiritual truth)
KJV usage: raised to life again, resurrection, rise from the dead, that should rise, rising again.
Pronounce: an-as'-tas-is
Origin: from 450
.

More on:

+
Resurrection,
Year

Cross References

+

Ministry on This Verse

+
the rest.
Rev. 20:8‑9• 8and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war, whose number is as the sand of the sea.
 9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of the heaven and devoured them. (Rev. 20:8‑9)
;
Rev. 19:20‑21• 20And the beast was taken, and the false prophet that was with him, who wrought the signs before him by which he deceived them that received the mark of the beast, and those that worship his image. Alive were both cast into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone;
 21and the rest were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which goes out of his mouth; and all the birds were filled with their flesh. (Rev. 19:20‑21)
This.
Rev. 11:11,15• 11And after the three days and a half the spirit of life from God came into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon those beholding them.
 15And the seventh angel sounded his trumpet: and there were great voices in the heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world of our Lord and of his Christ is come, and he shall reign to the ages of ages. (Rev. 11:11,15)
;
Ezek. 37:2‑14• 2And he caused me to pass by them round about; and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and behold, they were very dry.
 3And he said unto me, Son of man, Shall these bones live? And I said, Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.
 4And he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, Ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah.
 5Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.
 6And I will put sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
 7And I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a rustling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone.
 8And I looked, and behold, sinews and flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.
 9And he said unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
 10And I prophesied as he had commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
 11And he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off!
 12Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, O my people, and bring you into the land of Israel.
 13And ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have opened your graves, and have caused you to come up out of your graves, O my people.
 14And I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and ye shall know that I Jehovah have spoken, and have done it, saith Jehovah. (Ezek. 37:2‑14)
;
Rom. 11:15• 15For if their casting away be the world's reconciliation, what their reception but life from among the dead? (Rom. 11:15)
• "The rest of the dead" must then be the wicked dead, because the first resurrection included all the righteous dead. (“Brief Exposition of Revelation 20” by A.J. Pollock)
• It answers, in fact, to what our Lord called "the resurrection of the just" (Luke 14:14), save that it is more detailed, if not more comprehensive. (“Lectures on Revelation 20: Part 2” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

+
5
the rest of the dead did not live till the thousand years had been completed. This is the first resurrection.

W. Kelly Translation

+
5
[Anda] the rest of the dead lived not till the thousand years were finishedb. This is the first resurrection.

WK Translation Notes

+
a
The Revisers like others have rightly omitted "But" at the beginning.
b
The verse is deficient the words "[And] the rest of the dead lived not till the thousand years were finished" in upwards of twenty MSS. and the Syriac. There need be no hesitation in accepting the clause which these manuscripts omit. Every editor of the most ordinary information knew of the various reading in question; yet not a single man of judgment has ever doubted that the omission is an error owing to one of the most fertile sources of variants, homeoteleuton, as it is technically called. The clause before (end of vs. 4) closed with the words chilia etē (thousand years); and so does the first clause of vs. 5. This naturally misled the eyes of weary scribes. So the critical editors in all lands and times have judged. All the ancient versions, save Dieu’s Syriac, confirm the clause, as well as the early commentators, Greek and Latin. Further, the clause is so entirely in keeping with the context that, if we had not these words at the opening of vs. 5, the same truth is conveyed, or supposed, by the first resurrection of the righteous who reign with Christ for a thousand years (vs. 4-6), followed by the little while of Satan’s last deceit and war of the external nations, and the standing before the great white throne for eternal judgment of the dead, who had had no part in the resurrection of life and glory.

WK Verse Note

+
(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)