| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with kai {καί | kaí} “and,” linking the statement to preceding vision, followed by idou {ἰδού | idoú} “behold,” an apocalyptic marker signaling a pivotal declaration. The main clause erchomai tachy {ἔρχομαι ταχύ | ér-kho-mai takhú} employs the present indicative with adverbial force to convey both assuredness and imminence of the coming. The second clause begins with the macarism introduced by makarios {μακάριος | ma-ká-ri-os} “blessed,” whose nominative form governs the articular participle ho teron {ὁ τηρῶν | ho tē-rôn} “the one who keeps,” indicating a characteristic, ongoing action. The direct object is expressed by tous logous tes propheteias {τοὺς λόγους τῆς προφητείας | toús ló-gous tês pro-phē-teí-as}, with the genitive propheteias functioning descriptively to specify the prophetic content. The genitive tou bibliou toutou {τοῦ βιβλίου τούτου | toû bi-blí-ou toú-tou} further qualifies the prophecy as belonging to “this book,” emphasizing the written form of the revelation. The two distinct sentences in English preserve the rhetorical force of both the announcement and the blessing. |