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H.B. Swete's classic commentary on the Greek version of The Apocalypse of St John. Contains extensive verse-by-verse exegetical commentary, as well as multiple “dissertations” on various subjects relating to the Apocalypse.

κοπιᾷν, to be weary, cf. Mt. 11:28, Jo. 4:6, and for the form κεκοπίακες see W. Schm. p. 113, note 16, and cf. ἀφῆκες, πέπτωκες (vv. 4, 5). Ἔχεις … ἐβάστασας … κεκοπ.: such combinations are frequent in the Apoc. (e.g. 5:7, 7:13 f., 8:5) and not always easy to explain; here the perf. κεκοπ. indicates a condition which continued when the endurance (ἐβάστασας) was at an end. 4. ἀλλʼ ἔχω κατὰ σοῦ ὅτι κτλ.] Yet on the other hand (ἀλλά) there is ground for complaint; for ἔχειν (τι)
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