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Revelation 17:14 — King James Version← Study notes

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.


Revelation 17:14Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 17:1426 words
GreekMeaning
οὗτοιhoutoi
ThesedemonstrativeG3778
μετὰmeta
withprepositionG3326
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ἀρνίουarniou
LambnounG721
πολεμήσουσινpolemēsousin
war will makeverbG4170
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἀρνίονarnion
LambnounG721
νικήσειnikēsei
will overcomeverbG3528
αὐτούςautous
thempronounG846
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
κύριοςkyrios
LordnounG2962
κυρίωνkyriōn
of lordsnounG2962
ἐστὶνestin
He isverbG1510
καὶkai
andwordG2532
βασιλεὺςbasileus
KingnounG935
βασιλέωνbasileōn
of kingsnounG935
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οἱhoi
thosearticleG3588
μετ’met’
withprepositionG3326
αὐτοῦautou
HimpronounG846
κλητοὶklētoi
are calledadjectiveG2822
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐκλεκτοὶeklektoi
chosenadjectiveG1588
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πιστοίpistoi
faithfuladjectiveG4103
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 17:14

“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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