Revelation 1:14

“His head and hair were white like white wool, like snow, and his eyes were like a flame of fire,”

Revelation 1:14 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Daniel 7:9

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Both texts describe a head or hair white as wool, as snow, and flames of fire (in Daniel 7:9, the Ancient of Days).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • κεφαλὴkephalēG2776רֵאשֵׁresheH7217“head”
  • λευκαὶleukaiG3022חִוָּרjivarH2358“white”
  • ἔριονerionG2053עֲמַרamarH6015“wool”
  • χιώνchiōnG5510תְלַגtelagH8517“snow”
  • φλὸξphloxG5395שְׁבִיבִיןshevivinH7631“flame”
  • πυρόςpyrosG4442נוּרnurH5135“fire”

Revelation 1:14, word by word

His headκεφαλὴkephalē

head

The top part of the body, where the face and hair are.

Where else “kephalē” appears
hairτρίχεςtriches

hair

Hair.

Where else “triches” appears
whiteλευκαὶleukai

white

White.

Where else “leukai” appears
woolἔριονerion

wool

Wool.

Where else “erion” appears
snowχιώνchiōn

snow

Snow.

Where else “chiōn” appears
his eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoi

eye

The organ of sight, in the face.

Where else “ophthalmoi” appears
a flameφλὸξphlox

flame

Flame.

Where else “phlox” appears
of fireπυρόςpyros

fire

Fire.

Where else “pyros” appears

Translation note

It recalls Daniel 7:9 and 10:6.

The context

13and in the middle of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet and wrapped around the chest with a golden sash.

14 · This verse (above)

15and his feet were like burnished bronze, as if refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many waters.

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