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Strong's Lookups — Rev 15 Bowl Prelude

G3485 naos (temple/shrine)

  • 46 BLB occurrences, 43 in translation DB
  • Revelation occurrences: 3:12; 7:15; 11:1; 11:2; 11:19; 14:15; 14:17; 15:5; 15:8; 16:1; 16:17; 21:22
  • 12 Revelation occurrences — John NEVER uses hieron (temple precinct); only naos (inner shrine)
  • Translations: 35x "temple", 4x "the temple", 2x "temples", 1x "shrines"

G4633 skene (tabernacle/tent)

  • 20 occurrences total
  • In Revelation: 13:6; 15:5; 21:3
  • In Hebrews: 8:2; 8:5; 9:1; 9:2; 9:3; 9:6; 9:8; 9:11; 11:9; 13:10
  • Acts 7:43; 7:44; 15:16
  • Translations: 13x "tabernacle", 4x "tabernacles"

G3142 martyrion (testimony/witness)

  • 19 occurrences total (20 BLB count)
  • Key occurrences: Acts 7:44 (tabernacle of witness); Rev 15:5 (tabernacle of the testimony)
  • LXX appearances: Exo 38:26; Lev 24:3; Num 12:7
  • Translations: 9x "a testimony", 5x "testimony", 1x "of witness"

G2586 kapnos (smoke)

  • 13 occurrences total (12 in Revelation, 1 in Acts 2:19)
  • Sacred: Rev 8:4 (incense smoke ascending with prayers)
  • Theophanic: Rev 15:8 (smoke FROM God's glory)
  • Judgment: Rev 9:2,3,17,18 (from pit/horses); 14:11 (torment ascending); 18:9,18; 19:3 (Babylon burning)
  • OT: Acts 2:19 quoting Joel 2:30

G5357 phiale (bowl/vial)

  • 12 occurrences — ALL in Revelation
  • Rev 5:8 (golden bowls full of incense/prayers)
  • Rev 15:7 (golden bowls full of wrath)
  • Rev 16:1,2,3,4,8,10,12,17 (pouring out the bowls)
  • Rev 17:1; 21:9 (angels who had the bowls)
  • Translations: 7x "vial", plus "vials" and other forms

G1457 enkainizo (inaugurate/dedicate)

  • ONLY 2 NT occurrences:
  • Heb 9:18: "was dedicated" (perfect passive)
  • Heb 10:20: "he hath consecrated" (aorist active)
  • LXX usage: Deu 20:5; 1Sa 11:14; 1Ki 8:63; 2Chr 15:8
  • COMPLETELY ABSENT from Revelation — critical negative evidence

G1391 doxa (glory)

  • 168 BLB occurrences
  • Revelation occurrences: 1:6; 4:9,11; 5:12,13; 7:12; 11:13; 14:7; 15:8; 16:9; 18:1; 19:1,7; 21:11,23,24,26
  • In doxologies (ascribed TO God): 4:9,11; 5:12,13; 7:12; 19:1
  • As physical SOURCE: 15:8 (smoke FROM the glory) — unique
  • As effect: 18:1 (earth lightened with his glory); 21:23 (glory illuminates city)

G1411 dynamis (power)

  • 120 BLB occurrences
  • Revelation occurrences: 1:16; 3:8; 4:11; 5:12; 7:12; 11:17; 12:10; 13:2; 15:8; 17:13; 18:3; 19:1
  • In doxologies: 4:11; 5:12; 7:12; 19:1
  • As sovereignty: 11:17 ("thou hast taken to thee thy great power")
  • As physical SOURCE: 15:8 (smoke from his power) — unique doxa+dynamis pairing

G2372 thymos (wrath/fury)

  • 18 total NT occurrences; 10 in Revelation
  • Revelation thymos chain: 12:12; 14:8; 14:10; 14:19; 15:1; 15:7; 16:1; 16:19; 18:3; 19:15
  • Distinguished from orge (G3709): thymos = hot fury/passion; orge = settled judgment-wrath
  • Translations: 12x "wrath", 3x "fierceness", 2x "indignation", 1x "angry"
  • Phonetic link to thymiama (G2368): thymos/thymiama share root thyo (G2380, to burn/sacrifice)

G2368 thymiama (incense/odor)

  • 6 total occurrences
  • Luk 1:10,11 (temple incense service)
  • Rev 5:8 (golden bowls full of thymiamaton = prayers)
  • Rev 8:3 (incense with prayers on golden altar)
  • Rev 18:13 (incense in Babylon's merchandise list — 2x)
  • The phonetic shift from thymiamaton (5:8) to thymou (15:7) in identical bowl construction

G5055 teleo (complete/fulfill)

  • 26 total occurrences
  • Revelation occurrences: 10:7; 11:7; 15:1; 15:8; 17:17; 20:3; 20:5; 20:7
  • Rev 15:1: ἐτελέσθη (aorist passive indicative) — "was completed"
  • Rev 15:8: τελεσθῶσιν (aorist passive subjunctive) — "should be completed"
  • Rev 10:7: "the mystery of God should be finished"
  • Jhn 19:30: τετέλεσται (perfect passive indicative) — "It is finished" (different form)

G1072 gemizo (to fill entirely)

  • 8-9 total occurrences
  • KEY voice shift:
  • Rev 8:5: ἐγέμισεν (aorist ACTIVE) — angel fills the censer
  • Rev 15:8: ἐγεμίσθη (aorist PASSIVE) — the temple was filled (divine passive)
  • Active = human-mediated filling; Passive = divine-sourced filling

H5715 edut (testimony)

  • 59-66 occurrences
  • Key phrases: "ark of the testimony" (aron ha-edut, Exo 25:22); "tables of the testimony" (luchot ha-edut, Exo 31:18); "tabernacle of the testimony" (mishkan ha-edut, Exo 38:21); "tent of the testimony" (ohel ha-edut, Num 17:7-8)
  • Leviticus 16:13: incense cloud covers the mercy seat "that is upon the testimony" (al ha-edut)
  • Greek equivalent: martyrion (G3142) — used in Acts 7:44 and Rev 15:5

H3519 kabod (glory/weight)

  • 200 occurrences
  • Glory-filling passages: Exo 40:34,35 (kabod YHWH filled the mishkan); 1Ki 8:11; 2Chr 5:14; 7:1,2,3
  • LXX: consistently translated as doxa (G1391) — the direct lexical bridge
  • Transliterated: "glory of the LORD" (kebod YHWH)