OET interlinear REV 19:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

εἶδον τὸν οὐρανὸν ἠνεῳγμένον

˱I˲_saw (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἶδον τόν οὐρανόν ἠνεῳγμένον καί ἰδού ἵππος λευκός καί ὁ καθήμενος ἐπʼ αὐτόν Πιστός καλούμενος καί Ἀληθινός καί ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ κρίνει καί πολεμεῖ)

When John says that heaven had been opened, he likely means by association that in his vision, God created some opening that allowed him to see into heaven. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [God allowed me to look into heaven]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τὸν οὐρανὸν ἠνεῳγμένον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἶδον τόν οὐρανόν ἠνεῳγμένον καί ἰδού ἵππος λευκός καί ὁ καθήμενος ἐπʼ αὐτόν Πιστός καλούμενος καί Ἀληθινός καί ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ κρίνει καί πολεμεῖ)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, the context suggests that it was God. Alternate translation: [that God had opened heaven]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὁ καθήμενος ἐπ’ αὐτὸν, Πιστὸς καλούμενος καὶ Ἀληθινός

the_‹one› sitting on (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἶδον τόν οὐρανόν ἠνεῳγμένον καί ἰδού ἵππος λευκός καί ὁ καθήμενος ἐπʼ αὐτόν Πιστός καλούμενος καί Ἀληθινός καί ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ κρίνει καί πολεμεῖ)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the one whom people call Faithful and True riding on it]

Note 4 topic: translate-names

ὁ καθήμενος ἐπ’ αὐτὸν, Πιστὸς καλούμενος καὶ Ἀληθινός

the_‹one› sitting on (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἶδον τόν οὐρανόν ἠνεῳγμένον καί ἰδού ἵππος λευκός καί ὁ καθήμενος ἐπʼ αὐτόν Πιστός καλούμενος καί Ἀληθινός καί ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ κρίνει καί πολεμεῖ)

This could mean: (1) that Faithful and True are two names by which people call Jesus. Alternate translation: [the one riding on it, two of whose names are Faithful and True] (2) that “faithful” and “true” are two qualities that people ascribe to Jesus. Alternate translation: [the one riding on it, whom people acknowledge to be faithful and true]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

Πιστὸς & καὶ Ἀληθινός

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἶδον τόν οὐρανόν ἠνεῳγμένον καί ἰδού ἵππος λευκός καί ὁ καθήμενος ἐπʼ αὐτόν Πιστός καλούμενος καί Ἀληθινός καί ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ κρίνει καί πολεμεῖ)

The terms Faithful and True mean similar things. John is mentioning the two names together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [Supremely Faithful] or [Entirely True]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ

in righteousness

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of righteousness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [righteously]