‏ Revelation of John 19:13

 Arrayed ( περιβεβλημενος ). Perfect passive participle of  περιβαλλω, to clothe, often in this book.

 In a garment ( ιματιον ). Accusative case after the passive participle  περιβεβλημενος.

 Sprinkled ( ρεραντισμενον ). Perfect passive participle of  ραντιζω, in the predicate accusative case agreeing with  ιματιον. A Q here read  βεβαμμενον (perfect passive participle of  βαπτω, to dip). Probably  ρεραντισμενον (sprinkled) is correct, because the picture comes from Isa 63:3, where Aquila and Symmachus use  ραντιζω. The use of  βεβαμμενον (dipped) is a bolder figure and Charles considers it correct. In either case it is the blood of Christ's enemies with which his raiment ( ιματιον, perhaps a  χλαμυς Mt 27:28, 31) is sprinkled or dipped as the case may be, not his own blood on Calvary (1:5; 5:9; 7:14; 12:11), but proleptically and prophetically the blood of Christ's enemies.  Hαιματ can be either locative case with  βεβαμμενον (dipped in blood) or instrumental with  ρεραντισμενον (sprinkled with blood).

 The Word of God ( ο Λογος του θεου ). Some scholars hold this addition inconsistent with verse 12, but it may be merely the explanation of the secret name or still another name besides that known only to himself. The personal use of the Logos applied to Christ occurs only in the Johannine writings unless that is the idea in Heb 4:12. In Joh 1:1, 14 it is merely  ο Λογος (the Word), in 1Jo 1:1  ο Λογος της ζωης (the Word of Life), while here it is  ο Λογος του θεου (the Word of God), one of the strongest arguments for identity of authorship. The idiom here is one common in Luke and Paul for the teaching of Christ (Lu 5:1; 8:11, etc.; 1Co 14:36; 2Co 2:17, etc.). Jesus is himself the final and perfect revelation of God to men (Heb 1:1f.).

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