[B-Greek] EN MESWi in Revelation

bertdehaan at gosympatico.ca bertdehaan at gosympatico.ca
Mon Feb 10 22:36:38 EST 2003


Rev 5:6a:  KAI EIDON EN MESWI TOU QRONOU KAI TWN TESSARWN ZWiWN KAI EN MESWi TWN PRESBUTERWN ARNION hESTHKOS...
When I was trying to understand what this could mean it struck me as strange that a lamb would be standing in the middle of the throne. Can MESOS mean "in between"? Something like; And I saw in between the throne and the four living creatures and in the midst of the elders a lamb standing... I considered this possibility because EN MESWi is repeated after TESSARWN ZWiWN. If this is an incorrect translation, what is the reason for this repetition?
This reasoning does not completely satisfy me because in Rev.4:6 four living creatures are EN MESWi TOU QRONOU. Or does it mean " close to". Maybe it has to be translated literally but explained in light of the type of literature Revelation is? Enough rambling. Can someone help me out? Thanks.
Bert de Haan.



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