Revelation 6:8
Footnote:
9b | ἕστηκα is the first person singular perfect active indicative of the verb ἵστημι (histēmi), meaning "I cause to stand" or "I stand." The perfect tense in Greek indicates a completed action with a continuing state, which in English can be tricky to translate since there is often no sharp distinction between the present indicative and the perfect indicative when expressing a state. Thus, ἕστηκα literally means: "I have stood" (focusing on the completed action with present effect), |