Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
And he had (kai exwn). "And having," present active participle of exw, loose use of the participle (almost like eixe, imperfect) and not in agreement with autou, genitive case. This is a common idiom in the book; a Hebraism, Charles calls it.
In his right hand (en th deciai xeiri). For safe keeping as in John 10:28.
Seven stars (asterav epta). Symbols of the seven churches (verse Revelation 1:20), seven planets rather than Pleiades or any other constellation like the bear.
Proceeded (ekporeuomenh). Present middle participle of ekporeuomai, old compound (Matthew 3:5) used loosely again like exwn.
A sharp two-edged sword (romfaia distomov oceia). "A sword two-mouthed sharp." Romfaia (as distinct from maxaira) is a long sword, properly a Thracian javelin, in N.T. only Luke 2:35; Revelation 1:16; Revelation 2:12; Hebrews 4:12. See stoma used with maxairhv in Luke 21:24 (by the mouth of the sword).
Countenance (oyiv). Old word (from optw), in N.T. only here, John 7:24; John 11:44.
As the sun shineth (wv o hliov fainei). Brachylogy, "as the sun when it shines." For fainei see John 1:5.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 1:16:
John 11:44
Revelation 1:4
Revelation 1:16
Revelation 1:19
Revelation 1:20
Revelation 2:1
Revelation 2:1
Revelation 2:12
Revelation 2:16
Revelation 3:1
Revelation 6:4
Revelation 6:8
Revelation 10:1
Revelation 14:14
Revelation 16:13
Revelation 19:15
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