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Revelation 19:13

“And he is clothed in a garment dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God.”

Revelation 19:13 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Isaiah 63:1-3

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Both texts speak of a garment stained with blood (in Isaiah 63:1-3, from treading the winepress).

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

  • ἱμάτιονhimationG2440מַלְבּוּשַׁmalbushaH4403“cloak, clothing”
  • αἵματιhaimatiG129נִצְחָnitsajH5332“blood”

Revelation 19:13, word by word

he is clothedπεριβεβλημένοςperibeblēmenos

clothe, put around

Clothe, put a garment around; dress oneself.

Where else “peribeblēmenos” appears
in a garmentἱμάτιονhimation

clothes

Everything one has on.

Where else “himation” appears
dippedβεβαμμένονbebammenon

dye

To soak cloth in dye or another liquid until it takes its color.

Where else “bebammenon” appears
in bloodαἵματιhaimati

blood

The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.

Where else “haimati” appears
nameὄνομαonoma

name

The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.

Where else “onoma” appears
is calledκέκληταιkeklētai

call

To give someone a name.

Where else “keklētai” appears
the WordΛόγοςLogos

the Word

Jesus, the Word, at the start of John.

Where else “Logos” appears
of GodΘεοῦTheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “Theou” appears

Translation note

“The Word of God”: as in John 1:1. It recalls Isaiah 63:1-3.

The context

12And his eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, having a name written that no one knows except he himself.

13 · This verse (above)

14And the armies that are in heaven were following him on white horses, clothed in white, pure fine linen.

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