Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
There was given to him (edoqh autw). First aorist passive indicative of didwmi, to give, as in next line and verse Revelation 13:7. Perhaps a reference to edwken (he gave) in verse Revelation 13:4, where the dragon (Satan) gave the beast his power. The ultimate source of power is God, but the reference seems to be Satan here.
Speaking great things and blasphemies (laloun megala kai blasfhmiav). Present active participle of lalew, agreeing with stoma (nominative neuter singular and subject of edoqh). The words are like Daniel's description of the Little Horn (Revelation 7:8, 7:20, 7:25) and like the description of Antiochus Epiphanes (I Macc. 1:24). Cf. II Peter 2:11.
To continue (poihsai). First aorist active infinitive (epexegetic use) of poiew, either in the sense of working (signs), as in Daniel 8:12-14, with the accusative of duration of time (mhnav months), or more likely in the sense of doing time, with mhnav as the direct object as in Matthew 20:12; Acts 20:3; James 4:13.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 13:5:
Revelation 11:2
Revelation 12:6
Revelation 13:6
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