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ANTIPAS
NAMED OPERATIVE — KIA AT ENEMY HQ
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CONTEXTUAL
Greek
Antipas (Ἀντιπᾶς)
Title
martys mou ho pistos — same as Christ (1:5)
Etymology
anti (against) + pas (all)
Intelligence Brief
A faithful believer in Pergamum who was martyred — the only individual named by Christ in the seven letters. His name means "against all" (anti + pas). Tradition holds he was roasted inside a bronze bull under Domitian. Christ calls him "my faithful witness" (martys mou ho pistos) — the exact phrase applied to Christ Himself in Rev 1:5. GK: Antipas (Ἀντιπᾶς) from Antipatros: anti (against) + pas (all). martys mou ho pistos — same construction as Rev 1:5. SCIF: Named operative — killed in action at the adversary's headquarters while maintaining mission fidelity. Designated by the Commander with His own title.
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