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Revelation 7:2 — King James Version← Study notes

And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,


Revelation 7:2Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 7:228 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
εἶδονeidon
behold, perceive, seeverbG3708
ἄλλονallon
anotheradjectiveG243
ἄγγελονangelon
angelnounG32
ἀναβαίνονταanabainonta
arise, ascend (up), climb (goverbG305
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
ἀνατολῆςanatolēs
the risingnounG395
ἡλίουhēliou
of the sunnounG2246
ἔχονταechonta
havingverbG2192
σφραγῖδαsphragida
the sealnounG4973
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
ζῶντοςzōntos
the livingverbG2198
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἔκραξενekraxen
he criedverbG2896
φωνῇphōnē
in a voicenounG5456
μεγάλῃmegalē
loudadjectiveG3173
τοῖςtois
to thearticleG3588
τέσσαρσινtessarsin
fouradjectiveG5064
ἀγγέλοιςangelois
angelsnounG32
οἷςhois
to whomrelative pronounG3739
ἐδόθηedothē
it had been givenverbG1325
αὐτοῖςautois
to thempronounG846
ἀδικῆσαιadikēsai
to harmverbG91
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
γῆνgēn
earthnounG1093
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
θάλασσανthalassan
seanounG2281
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 7:2

“And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God.” He speaks of Elias the prophet, who is the precursor of the times of Antichrist, for the restoration and establishment of the churches from the great and intolerable persecution. We read that these things are predicted in the opening of the Old and New Testament; for He says by Malachi: “Lo, I will send to you Elias the Tishbite, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, according…

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