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Revelation 19:16

“And on his garment and on his thigh he has a name written: King of kings and Lord of lords.”

Revelation 19:16 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Deuteronomy 10:17

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Both texts use the title “Lord of lords”; in Deuteronomy 10:17 it is said of YHWH, “Elohim of gods and Lord of lords.”

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

  • κύριοςkyriosG2962אֲדֹנִיםadonimH113“Lord, master”

Revelation 19:16, word by word

garmentἱμάτιονhimation

clothes

Everything one has on.

Where else “himation” appears
thighμηρὸνmēron

thigh

Thigh.

Where else “mēron” appears
he hasἔχειechei

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

Where else “echei” appears
a nameὄνομαonoma

name

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

Where else “onoma” appears
writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenon

write

To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.

Where else “gegrammenon” appears
KingΒασιλεὺςBasileus

king

The one who rules a people with the highest authority.

Where else “Basileus” appears
Lordκύριοςkyrios

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyrios” appears

The context

15And out of his mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it he may strike the nations; and he will shepherd them with an iron rod; and he treads the winepress of the wine of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

16 · This verse (above)

17And I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in midheaven, “Come, gather for the great supper of God,

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