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Revelation 11:4 — King James Version← Study notes

These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.


Revelation 11:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 11:416 words
GreekMeaning
ΟὗτοίHoutoi
ThesedemonstrativeG3778
εἰσινeisin
areverbG1510
αἱhai
thearticleG3588
δύοdyo
twoadjectiveG1417
ἐλαῖαιelaiai
olive treesnounG1636
καὶkai
andwordG2532
αἱhai
thearticleG3588
δύοdyo
twoadjectiveG1417
λυχνίαιlychniai
lampstandsnounG3087
αἱhai
thearticleG3588
ἐνώπιονenōpion
beforeprepositionG1799
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
κυρίουkyriou
LordnounG2962
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
γῆςgēs
earthnounG1093
ἑστῶτεςhestōtes
abide, appoint, bringverbG2476
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 11:4

“These are the two candlesticks standing before the Lord of the earth.” These two candlesticks and two olive trees He has to this end spoken of, and admonished you that if, when you have read of them elsewhere, you have not understood, you may understand here. For in Zechariah, one of the twelve prophets, it is thus written: “These are the two olive trees and two candlesticks which stand in the presence of the Lord of the earth;” Zechariah 4:14 that is, they are in paradise.…

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