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Revelation 1:15 — King James Version← Study notes

And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.


Revelation 1:15Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 1:1518 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
πόδεςpodes
feetnounG4228
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
ὅμοιοιhomoioi
are likeadjectiveG3664
χαλκολιβάνῳchalkolibanō
as fine bronzenounG5474
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
καμίνῳkaminō
a furnacenounG2575
πεπυρωμένηςpepyrōmenēs
andverbG2532
καὶkai
and / alsowordG2532
thearticleG3588
φωνὴphōnē
voicenounG5456
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
ὡςhōs
is likewordG5613
φωνὴphōnē
the voicenounG5456
ὑδάτωνhydatōn
of watersnounG5204
πολλῶνpollōn
manyadjectiveG4183
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 1:15

“His feet were like yellow brass, as if burned in a furnace.” He calls the apostles His feet, who, being wrought by suffering, preached His word in the whole world; for He rightly named those by whose means the preaching went forth, feet. Whence also the prophet anticipated this, and said: “We will worship in the place where His feet have stood.” Because where they first of all stood and confirmed the Church, that is, in Judea, all the saints shall assemble together, and will…

Victorinus of Pettau · 3rd century · Commentary on the Apocalypse
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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