Revelation 8:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Young's Literal Translation
And when he openeth the seventh seal, there came silence in the heaven about half-an-hour,

King James Bible
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

Greek
When
ὅταν (hotan)
Conjunction
Strong's 3752: When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as.

[the Lamb] opened
ἤνοιξεν (ēnoixen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 455: To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

seventh
ἑβδόμην (hebdomēn)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1442: Seventh. Ordinal from hepta; seventh.

seal,
σφραγῖδα (sphragida)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4973: Probably strengthened from phrasso; a signet; by implication, the stamp impressed, literally or figuratively.

there was
ἐγένετο (egeneto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

silence
σιγὴ (sigē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4602: Silence. Apparently from sizo; silence.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

heaven
οὐρανῷ (ouranō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.

for about
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

half an hour.
ἡμιώριον (hēmiōrion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2256: Half an hour. From the base of hemisu and hora; a half-hour.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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