“And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?”
They cried out with a loud voice, 'Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long will it be before you judge and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?' — the martyrs' cry frames their suffering as demanding justice (krima); they call God sovereign (despotēs), holy (hagios), and true (alēthinos), emphasizing his character as judge. Their question—how long (heos pote)?—expresses the eschatological tension: justice delayed feels like justice denied.
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