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Revelation 17:12 — King James Version← Study notes

And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.


Revelation 17:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 17:1223 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
τὰta
thearticleG3588
δέκαdeka
tenadjectiveG1176
κέραταkerata
hornsnounG2768
ha
whichrelative pronounG3739
εἶδεςeides
you sawverbG3708
δέκαdeka
tenadjectiveG1176
βασιλεῖςbasileis
kingsnounG935
εἰσινeisin
areverbG1510
οἵτινεςhoitines
whorelative pronounG3748
βασιλείανbasileian
a kingdomnounG932
οὔπωoupō
not yetadverbG3768
ἔλαβονelabon
have receivedverbG2983
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
ἐξουσίανexousian
authoritynounG1849
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
βασιλεῖςbasileis
kingsnounG935
μίανmian
oneadjectiveG1519
ὥρανhōran
hournounG5610
λαμβάνουσινlambanousin
receiveverbG2983
μετὰmeta
along withprepositionG3326
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θηρίουthēriou
beastnounG2342
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 17:12

“And the beast which you saw is of the seven.” Since before those kings Nero reigned. “And he is the eighth.” He says only when this beast shall come, reckon it the eighth place, since in that is the completion. He added:— “And shall go into perdition.” For that ten kings received royal power when he shall move from the east, he says. He shall be sent from the city of Rome with his armies. And Daniel sets forth the ten horns and the ten diadems. And that these are…

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