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Revelation 8

Rev. 8:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
another
allos (Greek #243)
"else," i.e. different (in many applications)
KJV usage: more, one (another), (an-, some an-)other(-s, -wise).
Pronounce: al'-los
Origin: a primary word
angel
aggelos (Greek #32)
a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor
KJV usage: angel, messenger.
Pronounce: ang'-el-os
Origin: from ἀγγέλλω (probably derived from 71; compare 34) (to bring tidings)
came
erchomai (Greek #2064)
middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) ἐλεύθομαι (el-yoo'-thom-ahee), or (active) ἔλθω (el'-tho), which do not otherwise occur) to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
Pronounce: er'-khom-ahee
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
stood
histemi (Greek #2476)
to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set (up), stanch, stand (by, forth, still, up). Compare 5087.
Pronounce: his'-tay-mee
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary στάω (stah'-o) (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses)
at
epi (Greek #1909)
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 direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
the altar
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
thusiasterion (Greek #2379)
a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: altar.
Pronounce: thoo-see-as-tay'-ree-on
Origin: from a derivative of 2378
, having
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
a golden
chruseos (Greek #5552)
made of gold
KJV usage: of gold, golden.
Pronounce: khroo'-seh-os
Origin: from 5557
censer
libanotos (Greek #3031)
frankincense, i.e. (by extension) a censer for burning it
KJV usage: censer.
Pronounce: lib-an-o-tos'
Origin: from 3030
; and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
there was given
didomi (Greek #1325)
to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
KJV usage: adventure, bestow, bring forth, commit, deliver (up), give, grant, hinder, make, minister, number, offer, have power, put, receive, set, shew, smite (+ with the hand), strike (+ with the palm of the hand), suffer, take, utter, yield.
Pronounce: did'-o-mee
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses)
unto him
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
much
polus (Greek #4183)
(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
KJV usage: abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly. Compare 4118, 4119.
Pronounce: pol-oos'
Origin: including the forms from the alternate πολλός
incense
thumiama (Greek #2368)
an aroma, i.e. fragrant powder burnt in religious service; by implication, the burning itself
KJV usage: incense, odour.
Pronounce: thoo-mee'-am-ah
Origin: from 2370
, that
hina (Greek #2443)
in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
KJV usage: albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. Compare 3363.
Pronounce: hin'-ah
Origin: probably from the same as the former part of 1438 (through the demonstrative idea; compare 3588)
he should γoffer
didomi (Greek #1325)
to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
KJV usage: adventure, bestow, bring forth, commit, deliver (up), give, grant, hinder, make, minister, number, offer, have power, put, receive, set, shew, smite (+ with the hand), strike (+ with the palm of the hand), suffer, take, utter, yield.
Pronounce: did'-o-mee
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses)
it with the prayers
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
proseuche (Greek #4335)
prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)
KJV usage: X pray earnestly, prayer.
Pronounce: pros-yoo-khay'
Origin: from 4336
l of all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
saints
hagios (Greek #40)
sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
KJV usage: (most) holy (one, thing), saint.
Pronounce: hag'-ee-os
Origin: from ἅγος (an awful thing) (compare 53, 2282)
upon
epi (Greek #1909)
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 direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
the golden
chruseos (Greek #5552)
made of gold
KJV usage: of gold, golden.
Pronounce: khroo'-seh-os
Origin: from 5557
m altar
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
thusiasterion (Greek #2379)
a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: altar.
Pronounce: thoo-see-as-tay'-ree-on
Origin: from a derivative of 2378
which was
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
before
enopion (Greek #1799)
in the face of (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: before, in the presence (sight) of, to.
Pronounce: en-o'-pee-on
Origin: neuter of a compound of 1722 and a derivative of 3700
the throne
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
thronos (Greek #2362)
a stately seat ("throne"); by implication, power or (concretely) a potentate
KJV usage: seat, throne.
Pronounce: thron'-os
Origin: from θράω (to sit)
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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
γ
or, add it to.
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Rev. 5:8• 8And when he took the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, having each a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which is the prayers of the saints. (Rev. 5:8)
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Rev. 6:9• 9And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those slain because of the word of God and because of the testimony which they held. (Rev. 6:9)

More on:

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Altar,
Censer,
Gold,
Incense,
Offering; Offering Up,
Prayer,
Saint,
Throne

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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another.
Rev. 7:2• 2And I saw another angel rising up from {i}the{/i} east, having {i}the{/i} seal of {i}the{/i} living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, (Rev. 7:2)
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Rev. 10:1• 1And I saw another strong angel coming down out of the heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow on his head, and his face as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: (Rev. 10:1)
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Gen. 48:15‑16•  (Gen. 48:15‑16)
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Ex. 3:2‑18•  (Ex. 3:2‑18)
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Acts 7:30‑32• 30And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of the mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
 31And Moses on seeing, wondered at the sight, and as he went up to observe, there came a voice of [the] Lord .
 32I [am] the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not observe. (Acts 7:30‑32)
stood.
Rev. 9:13• 13And the sixth angel sounded; and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar that is before God, (Rev. 9:13)
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Ex. 30:1‑8•  (Ex. 30:1‑8)
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2 Chron. 26:16‑20•  (2 Chron. 26:16‑20)
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Rom. 8:34• 34who is he that condemneth? [It is] Christ that died, yea rather risen too, who is also at [the] right hand of God, who also pleadeth for us: (Rom. 8:34)
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Heb. 7:25• 25Whence also he is able to save completely those that approach God through him, as ever living to intercede for them. (Heb. 7:25)
having.
Lev. 16:12•  (Lev. 16:12)
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1 Kings 7:50•  (1 Kings 7:50)
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Heb. 9:4• 4having a golden censer and the ark of the covenant covered round everywhere with gold, in which [were] a golden pot having the manna, and the rod of Aaron that sprouted, and the tables of the covenant, (Heb. 9:4)
much.
Lev. 16:13•  (Lev. 16:13)
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Num. 16:46‑47•  (Num. 16:46‑47)
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Mal. 1:11•  (Mal. 1:11)
offer it with the prayers.
or, add it to the prayers.
Rev. 8:4• 4And the smoke of the incense rose up with the prayers of the saints out of the angel's hand before God. (Rev. 8:4)
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Rev. 5:8• 8And when he took the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, having each a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which is the prayers of the saints. (Rev. 5:8)
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Psa. 141:2•  (Psa. 141:2)
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Luke 1:10• 10And all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense. (Luke 1:10)
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Heb. 4:15‑16• 15For we have not a high priest unable to sympathize with our infirmities, but tempted as he hath been in all things alike apart from sin.
 16Let us approach therefore with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace for seasonable help. (Heb. 4:15‑16)
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Heb. 10:19‑22• 19Having therefore, brethren, boldness for the entrance into the holies by the blood of Jesus,
 20a new and living way which he inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, his flesh,
 21and [having] a great priest over the house of God,
 22let us approach with true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from a wicked conscience, and our body washed with pure water. (Heb. 10:19‑22)
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1 John 2:1‑2• 1My dear children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin. And if anyone sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ [the] righteous;
 2and he is [the] propitiation for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for the whole world. (1 John 2:1‑2)
the golden.
Rev. 6:9• 9And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those slain because of the word of God and because of the testimony which they held. (Rev. 6:9)
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Rev. 9:13• 13And the sixth angel sounded; and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar that is before God, (Rev. 9:13)
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Ex. 37:25‑26•  (Ex. 37:25‑26)
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Ex. 40:26•  (Ex. 40:26)
• It is not the Lamb that takes the golden censer, but an angel. I do not deny that Christ is referred to, but it is in His angelic connection or at least in an angelic form. He is presented in a more distant way than ever the church or the Christian, as such, knows Him in. (article #56674)
• This scene is clearly in heaven, as marked by the golden altar and the throne. The angel therefore can be no less a personage than the great High Priest, the Mediator between God and His people. (article #56675)
• The judgments fall almost entirely upon the world, upon men in their circumstances and persons, and finally upon men in their responsible relationship to God. Outwardly the saints would seem to be mixed up with them. This accounts for the absence of the Lamb; for wherever He appears as such in the book of the Revelation, it is Christ in His character of the holy and earth-rejected sufferer. Accordingly, the Lamb is peculiarly brought out where there are sufferers mentioned. For that word remains always true, that "when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them." He never puts them in a path of which He has not tasted the bitterest sorrow before them. Here He retires, as it were, and is only seen in comparatively distant, angelic glory. (“Lectures on Revelation 8” by W. Kelly)
• Now it is exactly the same form of expression here, and means that He should give power to the prayers or render them efficacious. (“Lectures on Revelation 8” by W. Kelly)
• Another Angel: Christ. (“Revelation 8 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)
• Altar: The brazen altar; the first point of contact between God and man on earth. (“Revelation 8 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)
• Incense: The precious perfume of the graces of Christ. (“Revelation 8 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)
• Golden Altar: Effectual intercession of the great High Priest (Ex. 30). (“Revelation 8 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, that he might give efficacy to the prayers of all saints at the golden altar which was before the throne.

W. Kelly Translation

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And another angel came and stood ata the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given him much incense, that he should giveb efficacy toc the prayers of all the saintsd upon the golden altar that was before the throne.

WK Translation Notes

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a
The marginal "at" in the RV, and as in the text of the KJV, seems more suitable than "over" the altar.
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Some MSS. read "he shall give."
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There can be no doubt that the Rhemish version ("of the Prayers"), which agrees with the common editions of the Vulgate, is in flagrant error. Translators have contended for a dative of concomitance, of circumstance, or of advantage, and thus have leaned to "with," "to," or "for." But that which I believe to be the true one was published by a deeply taught servant of Christ more than twenty years ago. I adopted it in a version of Revelation which appeared in 1849, and I find it again in a very recent and exact German version of the New Testament (Elberfeld, 1855). Of course, the emendation, if well-founded, negatives the Romish idea of intrinsically meritorious prayers yet more than the ordinary renderings. Both the RV and KJV, miss the force of dōsei (to give) here. The KJV might have drawn it from their own rendering of chap. 11:3, though efficacy is perhaps better than power, especially here. See note to {vi 30876}{/vi}.
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The supply of the ellipse before "saints" is erroneous; and "it" or nothing is too vague. "The saints" is correct.

WK Verse Note

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