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Revelation 7:3 — King James Version← Study notes

Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.


Revelation 7:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 7:322 words
GreekMeaning
λέγωνlegōn
sayingverbG3004
Μὴ
NotadverbG3361
ἀδικήσητεadikēsēte
may harmverbG91
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
γῆνgēn
earthnounG1093
μήτεmēte
norwordG3383
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
θάλασσανthalassan
seanounG2281
μήτεmēte
norwordG3383
τὰta
thearticleG3588
δένδραdendra
treesnounG1186
ἄχριachri
untilwordG891
σφραγίσωμενsphragisōmen
(set a, set to) seal up, stopverbG4972
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
δούλουςdoulous
servantsnounG1401
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
ἐπὶepi
onprepositionG1909
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
μετώπωνmetōpōn
foreheadsnounG3359
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 7:3

“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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