KJV: And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
YLT: And I, John, am he who is seeing these things and hearing, and when I heard and beheld, I fell down to bow before the feet of the messenger who is shewing me these things;
Darby: And I, John, was he who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to do homage before the feet of the angel who shewed me these things.
ASV: And I John am he that heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things.
Κἀγὼ | And I |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Nominative 1st Person Singular Root: κἀγώ Sense: and I. |
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Ἰωάννης | John |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: Ἰωάννης Sense: John the Baptist was the son of Zacharias and Elisabeth, the forerunner of Christ. |
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ὁ | [am] the [one] |
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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ἀκούων | hearing |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἀκουστός Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf. |
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βλέπων | seeing |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: βλέπω Sense: to see, discern, of the bodily eye. |
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ταῦτα | these things |
Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Accusative Neuter Plural Root: οὗτος Sense: this. |
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ἤκουσα | I heard |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular Root: ἀκουστός Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf. |
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ἔβλεψα | saw |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular Root: βλέπω Sense: to see, discern, of the bodily eye. |
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ἔπεσα | I fell down |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular Root: πίπτω Sense: to descend from a higher place to a lower. |
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προσκυνῆσαι | to worship |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Infinitive Active Root: προσκυνέω Sense: to kiss the hand to (towards) one, in token of reverence. |
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ἔμπροσθεν | before |
Parse: Preposition Root: ἔμπροσθεν Sense: in front, before. |
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ποδῶν | feet |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: πούς Sense: a foot, both of men or beast. |
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τοῦ | of the |
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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ἀγγέλου | angel |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ἄγγελος Sense: a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from God. |
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τοῦ | - |
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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δεικνύοντός | showing |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: δείκνυμι Sense: to show, expose to the eyes. |
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μοι | me |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 1st Person Singular Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
Greek Commentary for Revelation 22:8
Here John the Seer is the speaker. He had already given his name (Revelation 1:1, Revelation 1:4, Revelation 1:9). Here he claims to be the “one who hears and sees these things” (ο ακουων και βλεπων ταυτα ho akouōn kai blepōn tauta). [source]
Second aorist active indicative of πιπτω piptō (with α ̇a form) and the first aorist active infinitive of purpose of προσκυνεω proskuneō It was a natural, though a wrong, thing to do, especially after Christ‘s own voice followed that of the angel “which shewed me these things” Genitive singular of the articular present active participle of δεικνυω deiknuō Cf. Revelation 1:1; Revelation 4:1; Revelation 17:1; Revelation 21:9.; Revelation 22:1, Revelation 22:6. [source]
The A.V. overlooks the article with the participle - the one seeing. Hence Rev., correctly, I John am he that heard and saw. [source]
Aorist tense. There is no need of rendering it as a pluperfect. Rev., rightly, I heard and saw. The appeal to hearing and seeing is common to all John's writings. See John 1:14; John 19:35; John 21:14; 1 John 1:1, 1 John 1:2; 1 John 4:14. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Revelation 22:8
So Revelation 22:8. In apocalyptic literature the personality of the writer is always prominent to guarantee the visions (Daniel 8:1; Daniel 10:2). [source]
Preposition (in a circle) with genitive as in Revelation 4:6; Revelation 5:11. The angels here rejoice in the salvation of men (Luke 15:7, Luke 15:10; 1 Peter 1:12).Upon their faces (επι τα προσωπα αυτων epi ta prosōpa autōn). In reverential worship of God as in Revelation 11:16. For this worship (fell and worshipped) see also Revelation 4:10; Revelation 5:14; Revelation 11:16; Revelation 19:4, Revelation 19:10; Revelation 22:8. The dative τωι τεωι tōi theōi (God) with προσκυνεω proskuneō (to worship) is the usual construction for that meaning. When it means merely to do homage the accusative case is usual in this book (Charles). But in the Fourth Gospel the reverse order is true as to the cases with προσκυνεω proskuneō (Abbott, Joh. Vocab. pp. 138-142). [source]
In reverential worship of God as in Revelation 11:16. For this worship (fell and worshipped) see also Revelation 4:10; Revelation 5:14; Revelation 11:16; Revelation 19:4, Revelation 19:10; Revelation 22:8. The dative τωι τεωι tōi theōi (God) with προσκυνεω proskuneō (to worship) is the usual construction for that meaning. When it means merely to do homage the accusative case is usual in this book (Charles). But in the Fourth Gospel the reverse order is true as to the cases with προσκυνεω proskuneō (Abbott, Joh. Vocab. pp. 138-142). [source]