"fifth, Rev. 6:9; 9:1; 16:10; 21:20*"
Definition and meaning
fifth, Rev. 6:9; 9:1; 16:10; 21:20*
In the original Greek the word is written: πέμπτος
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of pemptos (G3991) across the King James Bible.
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
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Common questions
Strong's G3991 (pemptos) is a Greek word that means: fifth, Rev. 6:9; 9:1; 16:10; 21:20* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word pemptos (G3991) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3991 is pemptos, a Greek word defined as: fifth, Rev. 6:9; 9:1; 16:10; 21:20*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pemptos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.