μυριαδες μυριαδων και χιλιαδες χιλιαδων

English translation: myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands

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Greek term or phrase:μυριαδες μυριαδων και χιλιαδες χιλιαδων
English translation:myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands
Entered by: Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

00:47 Aug 19, 2008
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Greek term or phrase: μυριαδες μυριαδων και χιλιαδες χιλιαδων
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myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands
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That's what it means literally, at least.
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myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands


Explanation:
That's what it means literally, at least.

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
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Reference information:
Revelation, 5:11

International Standard Version (©2008)
Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels, the living creatures, and the elders surrounding the throne. They numbered 10,000's times 10,000 and thousands times thousands.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Then I heard the voices of many angels, the four living creatures, and the leaders surrounding the throne. They numbered ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands times thousands.

King James Bible
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;

American King James Version
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;

American Standard Version
And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

Bible in Basic English
And I saw, and there came to my ears the sound of a great number of angels round about the high seat and the beasts and the rulers; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the living creatures, and the ancients; and the number of them was thousands of thousands,

Darby Bible Translation
And I saw, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and their number was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands;

English Revised Version
And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

Webster's Bible Translation
And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and the living beings, and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

Weymouth New Testament
And I looked, and heard what seemed to be the voices of countless angels on every side of the throne, and of the living creatures and the Elders. Their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,

World English Bible
I saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands;

Young's Literal Translation
And I saw, and I heard the voice of many messengers round the throne, and the living creatures, and the elders -- and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands --


    Reference: http://bible.cc/revelation/5-11.htm
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