Revelation 1:14
The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
KJV
His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
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Commentary
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἡ | hē | <the> | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 → |
| κεφαλὴ | kephalē | the head | G2776 → |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| αἱ | hai | the | G3588 → |
| τρίχες | triches | hairs | G2359 → |
| λευκαὶ | leukai | [are] white | G3022 → |
| ὡς | hōs | as if | G5613 → |
| ἔριον | erion | wool | G2053 → |
| λευκὸν | leukon | white | G3022 → |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 → |
| χιὼν | chiōn | snow | G5510 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → |
| ὀφθαλμοὶ | ophthalmoi | eyes | G3788 → |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → |
| ὡς | hōs | [are] like | G5613 → |
| φλὸξ | phlox | a flame | G5395 → |
| πυρὸς | puros | of fire | G4442 → |
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