George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Revelation 5:11
The number of them was thousands of thousands. [4] In the Greek also, ten thousand times ten thousand. (Witham)
[BIBLIOGRAPHY]
Millia millium, Greek: muriades muriadon, kai chiliades chiliadon.
The number of them was thousands of thousands. [4] In the Greek also, ten thousand times ten thousand. (Witham)
[BIBLIOGRAPHY]
Millia millium, Greek: muriades muriadon, kai chiliades chiliadon.
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THE NEW SONG...
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The choruses of praise:...
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Revelation 5:11 Then G2532 looked G1492 (G5627) and G2532 heard G191 (G5656) voice G5456 many G4183 angels...
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_11 AND I BEHELD, AND I HEARD THE VOICE OF MANY ANGELS ROUND ABOUT THE THRONE AND THE BEASTS AND THE ELDERS: AND THE NUMBER OF THEM WAS TEN THOUSAND TIMES TEN THOUSAND, AND THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS;_ J...
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1 Kings 22:19; 2 Kings 6:16; Daniel 7:10; Deuteronomy 33:2; He
Ten thousand times ten thousand [μ υ ρ ι α δ ε ς μ υ ρ ι α δ ω ν]. Lit., ten thousands of ten thousands. Compare Psalms 68:17; Daniel 8:10. Muriav, whence the English myriad, means the number ten thou...
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