Birmingham.
[Greek: Arnion] (Vol. vi., p. 509.).--Probably your correspondent is aware
of the explanation given by Dr. Wordsworth in his book on the Apocalypse,
but does not think it satisfactory. Still, as he does not allude to it, I
venture to transcribe it:
"The Apocalypse abounds in contrasts. For example, the LAMB, who is
always called [Greek: Amnos], never [Greek: Arnion], in St. John's
_Gospel_, is called [Greek: Arnion], never [Greek: Amnos], in St.
John's _Apocalypse_, in which [Greek: Arnion] occurs twenty-nine times.
And why does [Greek: ho Amnos] here become [Greek: to Arnion]? To
_contrast_ Him more strongly with [Greek: to Thêrion], that is, to mark
the _opposition_ between the LAMB and the Beast."
To this a note is appended:
"This contrast is even more striking in the original, where it is aided
by an exact correspondence of syllables and accents. On one side are--
'[Greek: Hê pornê kai to Thêrion]:'