translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: REV

label: NET translator note

text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.


text: Or “from heaven” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).


text: On this term BDAG 2 s.v. ἄβυσσος 2 states, “ netherworld , abyss, esp. the abode of the dead Ro 10:7 ( Ps 106:26 ) and of demons Lk 8:31 ; dungeon where the devil is kept Rv 20:3 ; abode of the θηρίον , the Antichrist 11:7; 17:8 ; of ᾿Αβαδδών (q.v.), the angel of the underworld 9:11 … φρέαρ τῆς ἀ . 9:1 f; capable of being sealed 9:1; 20:1, 3 .”


text: Here καί ( kai ) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.


text: Grk “the shaft,” but since this would be somewhat redundant in English, the pronoun “it” is used here.


text: See BDAG 352 s.v. ἐξουσία 2, “potential or resource to command, control, or govern, capability, might, power. ”


text: The dative indirect object ( αὐταῖς , autais ) was converted into the subject (“they”) as this more closely approximates English usage. The following ἵ῞να ( Jina ) is taken as substantival, introducing a direct object clause. In this case, because it is reported speech, the ἵνα is similar to the declarative ὅτι ( Joti ).


text: Grk “men”; but ἄνθρωπος ( anqrwpo" ) is used in a generic sense here of both men and women.


text: The article τῶν ( twn ) has been translated as a possessive pronoun here ( ExSyn 215).


text: Grk “It was not permitted to them”; the referent (the locusts) has been specified in the translation for clarity.


text: The word “permission” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.


text: The two ἵνα ( Jina ) clauses of 9:5 are understood to be functioning as epexegetical or complementary clauses related to ἐδόθη ( edoqh ).


text: On this term BDAG 168 s.v. βασανισμός states, “1. infliction of severe suffering or pain associated with torture or torment, tormenting, torture Rv 9:5 b. – 2. the severe pain experienced through torture, torment vs. 5a; 14:11; 18:10, 15 ; (w. πένθος ) vs. 7.”


text: The pronoun “them” is not in the Greek text but is picked up from the previous clause.


text: Grk “like the torture,” but this is redundant in contemporary English.


text: Grk “a man”; but ἄνθρωπος ( anqrwpo" ) is used here in an individualized sense without being limited to the male gender.


text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.


text: The phrase “not be able to” was used in the translation to emphasize the strong negation ( οὐ μή , ou mh ) in the Greek text.


text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of the description of the locusts, which is somewhat parenthetical in the narrative.


text: The translation attempts to bring out the double uncertainty in this clause in the Greek text, involving both the form ( ὡς στέφανοι , Jw" stefanoi , “like crowns”) and the material ( ὅμοιοι χρυσῷ , {omoioi crusw , “similar to gold”).


text: Or “human faces.” The Greek term ἄνθρωπος ( anqrwpos ) is often used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women. However, because “women’s hair” in the next clause suggests a possible gender distinction here, “men’s” was retained.


text: Here καί ( kai ) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.


text: Or perhaps, “scales like iron breastplates” (RSV, NRSV) although the Greek term θώραξ ( qwrax ) would have to shift its meaning within the clause, and elsewhere in biblical usage (e.g., Eph 6:14 ; 1 Thess 5:8 ) it normally means “breastplate.” See also L&N 8.38.


text: In the Greek text there is a shift to the present tense here; the previous verbs translated “had” are imperfects.


text: See BDAG 352 s.v. ἐξουσία 2, “potential or resource to command, control, or govern, capability, might, power. ”


text: Grk “behold.” Here ἰδού ( idou ) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in the context.


text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.


text: includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.


text: Grk “having.”


text: On λῦσον ( luson ) BDAG 606-7 s.v. λύω 2 states, “ set free, loose, untie – a. lit. a pers., animal, or thing that is bound or tied…Angels that are bound Rv 9:14 f.”


text: The Greek article τήν ( thn ) has been translated with demonstrative force here.


text: The Greek term καί ( kai ) has not been translated here and before the following term “month” since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.


text: Grk “so that they might kill,” but the English infinitive is an equivalent construction to indicate purpose here.


text: Grk “twenty thousand of ten thousands.”


text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of the description of the horses and riders, which is somewhat parenthetical in the narrative.


text: Grk “and those seated on them.”


text: Grk “the vision”; the Greek article has been translated as a possessive pronoun ( ExSyn 215).


text: L&N 79.31 states, “‘fiery red’ (probably with a tinge of yellow or orange).”


text: On this term BDAG 1022 s.v. ὑακίνθινος states, “ hyacinth-colored, i.e. dark blue (dark red?) w. πύρινος Rv 9:17 .”


text: On this term BDAG 446 s.v. θειώδης states, “ sulphurous Rv 9:17 .”


text: Traditionally, “brimstone.”


text: The phrase ἐκ τοῦ πυρὸς καὶ τοῦ καπνοῦ καὶ τοῦ θείου τοῦ ἐκπορευομένου ἐκ τῶν στομάτων αὐτῶν (“by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came out of their mouths”) is taken as epexegetical (explanatory) to the phrase τῶν τριῶν πληγῶν τούτων (“these three plagues”).


text: Grk “is.”


text: The word “made” is not in the Greek text but is implied.


text: The Greek conjunction καί ( kai ) has not been translated here or before the following materials in this list, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.


text: Grk “and.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation, with “furthermore” used to indicate a continuation of the preceding.


text: On the term φαρμακεία ( farmakeia , “magic spells”) see L&N 53.100: “the use of magic, often involving drugs and the casting of spells upon people – ‘to practice magic, to cast spells upon, to engage in sorcery, magic, sorcery.’ φαρμακεία : ἐν τῇ φαρμακείᾳ σου ἐπλανήθησαν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ‘with your magic spells you deceived all the peoples (of the world)’ Re 18:23 .”