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Revelation 1:20 — King James Version← Study notes

The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.


Revelation 1:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 1:2033 words
GreekMeaning
τὸto
thearticleG3588
μυστήριονmystērion
mysterynounG3466
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
ἑπτὰhepta
sevenadjectiveG2033
ἀστέρωνasterōn
starsnounG792
οὓςhous
who / whichrelative pronounG3739
εἶδεςeides
behold, perceive, seeverbG3708
ἐπὶepi
onprepositionG1909
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
δεξιᾶςdexias
right handadjectiveG1188
μουmou
IpronounG1473
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
ἑπτὰhepta
sevenadjectiveG2033
λυχνίαςlychnias
lampstandsnounG3087
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
χρυσᾶςchrysas
you sawadjectiveG1492
οἱhoi
ThearticleG3588
ἑπτὰhepta
sevenadjectiveG2033
ἀστέρεςasteres
starsnounG792
ἄγγελοιangeloi
the angelsnounG32
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
ἑπτὰhepta
sevenadjectiveG2033
ἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōn
churchesnounG1577
εἰσίνeisin
areverbG1510
καὶkai
andwordG2532
αἱhai
thearticleG3588
λυχνίαιlychniai
lampstandsnounG3087
αἱhai
thearticleG3588
ἑπτὰhepta
sevenadjectiveG2033
ἑπτὰhepta
the sevenadjectiveG2033
ἐκκλησίαιekklēsiai
churchesnounG1577
εἰσίνeisin
areverbG1510
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 1:20

“And in His face was brightness as the sun.” That which He called brightness was the appearance of that in which He spoke to men face to face. But the glory of the sun is less than the glory of the Lord. Doubtless on account of its rising and setting, and rising again, that He was born and suffered and rose again, therefore the Scripture gave this similitude, likening His face to the glory of the sun. “And out of His mouth was issuing a sharp two-edged sword.” By the…

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