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Revelation 1
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revelation.1.rev118AmenText
αἰώνων [ἀμήν]; θάνατος καὶ ᾅδης
TEXTLEXICALESCHATOLOGYTRANSLATIONhigh confidence
How does the living one conclude his declaration, and what realm does he command?
Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, and NA28 move directly from living forever to holding the keys of death and Hades. The Byzantine text adds ‘Amen’ after ‘forever.’ ᾅδης names the realm of the dead, not the later final lake of fire; the options also let readers retain the traditional name.
Why this default
The critical sequence is preferred because the three major editions move directly from eternal life to authority over death; rendering Hades as the realm of the dead clarifies the distinct intermediate domain.
Evidence
ExternalSBLGNT apparatus: αἰώνων continues directly to the keys clause — WH, Tregelles, NA28; + ἀμήν — RP. The Hades/realm-of-the-dead rendering is a separate English layer within the coordinated options.
InternalThe decision record relies on the stated lexical, grammatical, or translation rationale.
Project defaultI am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and the realm of the dead
Project default · WH/Tregelles/NA28
WitnessesWestcott-Hort · Tregelles · NA28AlternativeI am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades
Critical text · traditional Hades rendering
WitnessesWestcott-Hort · Tregelles · NA28 · traditional renderingAlternativeI am alive forever and ever. Amen. And I hold the keys of death and Hades
Byzantine addition
WitnessesByzantine tradition (RP)Record integrity
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