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Καὶ τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα, ἓν καθ᾽ ἓν ἔχον ἀνὰ πτέρυγας ἓξ κυκλόθεν, καὶ ἔσωθεν γέμουσιν ὀφθαλμῶν, καὶ ἀνάπαυσιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός, λέγοντες, Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος, Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ, ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος.
RBT Greek Interlinear:
Strongs 2532  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
kai
καὶ
And
Conj
Strongs 3588  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
ta
τὰ
the
Art-NNP
Strongs 5064  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
tessara
τέσσαρα
four
Adj-NNP
Strongs 2226  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
zōa
ζῷα
living ones
N-NNP
Strongs 1520  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
hen
ἓν
one
Adj-NNS
Strongs 2596  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
kath’
καθ’
down
Prep
Strongs 1520  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
hen
ἓν
one
Adj-ANS
Strongs 846  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
autōn
αὐτῶν
of themselves
PPro-GN3P
Strongs 2192  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
echōn
ἔχων
he who is having
V-PPA-NMS
Strongs 303  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
ana
ἀνὰ
upward
Adv
Strongs 4420  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
pterygas
πτέρυγας
wings
N-AFP
Strongs 1803  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
hex
ἕξ
six
Adj-AFP
Strongs 2943  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
kyklothen
κυκλόθεν
all around
Adv
Strongs 2532  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
kai
καὶ
and
Conj
Strongs 2081  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
esōthen
ἔσωθεν
inside
Adv
Strongs 1073  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
gemousin
γέμουσιν
full
V-PIA-3P
Strongs 3788  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
ophthalmōn
ὀφθαλμῶν
eyes
N-GMP
Strongs 2532  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
kai
καὶ
and
Conj
Strongs 372  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
anapausin
ἀνάπαυσιν
rest
N-AFS
Strongs 3756  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
ouk
οὐκ
not
Adv
Strongs 2192  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
echousin
ἔχουσιν
they have
V-PIA-3P
Strongs 2250  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
hēmeras
ἡμέρας
day
N-GFS
Strongs 2532  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
kai
καὶ
and
Conj
Strongs 3571  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
nyktos
νυκτὸς
night
N-GFS
Strongs 3004  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
legontes
λέγοντες
those who say
V-PPA-NMP
Strongs 40  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
Hagios
Ἅγιος
Holy one
Adj-NMS
Strongs 40  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
hagios
ἅγιος
Holy one
Adj-NMS
Strongs 40  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
hagios
ἅγιος
Holy one
Adj-NMS
Strongs 2962  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
Kyrios
Κύριος
Master
N-NMS
Strongs 3588  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
ho

the
Art-NMS
Strongs 2316  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
Theos
Θεός
God
N-NMS
Strongs 3588  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
ho

the
Art-NMS
Strongs 3841  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
Pantokratōr
Παντοκράτωρ
Almighty
N-NMS
Strongs 3588  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
ho

the
Art-NMS
Strongs 1510  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
ēn
ἦν
was
V-IIA-3S
Strongs 2532  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
kai
καὶ
and
Conj
Strongs 3588  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
ho

the
Art-NMS
Strongs 1510  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
ōn
ὢν
he who is being
V-PPA-NMS
Strongs 2532  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
kai
καὶ
and
Conj
Strongs 3588  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
ho

the
Art-NMS
Strongs 2064  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
erchomenos
ἐρχόμενος
he who comes
V-PPM/P-NMS
RBT Translation:
The Seraphim: Fiery Flying Serpents, No Rest
And the Four Living ones, one according to one of themselves, he who is holding six wings on top, circling around, and they are filled up with eyes from within, and they are not holding a rest of day and of night, those who are saying, Holy one | holy one | holy one master | the God | the All-mighty the one who was | and the one who is | and the one who is coming.
"But I come at you in the Name..."

The name YHWH is derived from the root h-y-h היה meaning "to be." It can be understood as a combination or contraction that encapsulates the ideas of "He was," "He is," and "He is coming"—a timeless being who is omnipresent around time (the future being "already now"). The reason the Name is "not found in the New Testament" is because Greek doesn't have verbs that can express such an idea, as the language is structured around a clear system of tenses that represent temporal/linear time.

Orions Belt? All three verbs in one?
The ו in הוה instead of י is a result of regular morphological patterns characteristic of weak verbs in Biblical Hebrew when conjugated into participle or infinitive (timeless) forms. The י is added to the front to create the incomplete/imperfect 3rd person masculine conjugation "he is becoming" but this would be grammatically problematic to the "omnipresence" and the Name itself. (What scholar is going to say that the Name is an imperfect/incomplete form?) Thus it could be understood as communicating the enigma of the one behind, the one here, and the one coming in front.
The Top of Himself

Four living ones, one according to one = two pairs (two by two)

"Seraphim, those who stand from on top to himself, six dual wings six dual wings...
And he has summoned this one toward this one, and he spoke, "Holy one, holy one, holy one! He Is of Armies, the fullness of all the Earth is the glory of himself!"

(Isaiah 6:2-3 RBT)
The Compound Eye From Within

The individual units of an insect's compound eye, called ommatidia, are often hexagonal in shape. This hexagonal arrangement is a result of efficient packing, allowing the maximum number of ommatidia (4000-6000 in a honey bee) to fit together in a compact space without gaps. This structure optimizes the insect's field of vision and light capture. The hexagonal pattern is particularly prominent in insects like bees, dragonflies, and flies, where compound eyes are highly developed. This geometric configuration is ideal for covering a spherical or curved surface, providing these insects with a wide-angle view and excellent motion detection.

LITV Translation:
And the four living creatures each one had six wings around, and within being full of eyes. And they had no rest day and night, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty," the One who was, and is, and is coming! Isa. 6:3
ESV Translation:
And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

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