19:11 Then 1 I saw heaven opened and here came 2 a white horse! The 3 one riding it was called “Faithful” and “True,” and with justice 4 he judges and goes to war. 19:12 His eyes are like a fiery 5 flame and there are many diadem crowns 6 on his head. He has 7 a name written 8 that no one knows except himself. 19:13 He is dressed in clothing dipped 9 in blood, and he is called 10 the Word of God.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
2 tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).
3 tn A new sentence was started in the translation at this point and καί (kai) was not translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
4 tn Or “in righteousness,” but since the context here involves the punishment of the wicked and the vindication of the saints, “justice” was preferred.
5 tn The genitive noun πυρός (puros) has been translated as an attributive genitive (see also Rev 1:14).
6 tn For the translation of διάδημα (diadhma) as “diadem crown” see L&N 6.196.
sn Diadem crowns were a type of crown used as a symbol of the highest ruling authority in a given area, and thus often associated with kingship.
7 tn Grk “head, having.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
8 tn Although many translations supply a prepositional phrase to specify what the name was written on (“upon Him,” NASB; “on him,” NIV), there is no location for the name specified in the Greek text.
9 tc It appears that “dipped” (βεβαμμένον, bebammenon), supported by several uncials and other witnesses (A 051 Ï), is the original reading. Due to the lack of the preposition “in” (ἐν, en) after the verb (βεβαμμένον αἵματι, bebammenon {aimati), and also probably because of literary allusions to Isa 63:3, several
tn Or perhaps “soaked.”
10 tn Grk “the name of him is called.”