Ἐλθέ. (Elthe) in Revelation 22:17: Verb Second Person Singular Second Aorist Active Imperative

Verb: the form names an action or movement, here the act of coming or going.

Second Aorist: commonly views the action as a whole event. It should not be treated as automatically punctiliar or automatically past in every context.

Active: presents the subject as doing or carrying the action.

Imperative: presents the verbal idea as a command, appeal, or summons to action.

Second person: the hearer or hearers are grammatically addressed by the verbal form.

Not applicable: this verb form is not using noun case to mark its sentence role.

Singular: the imperative is addressed to one addressee in form, though the context may still speak to a wider audience.

Not applicable: this verb form does not use grammatical gender to make its point.

The command follows the speech of the Spirit and the bride in Revelation 22:17.

It is governed by the surrounding exhortation and functions as a direct command within the quoted invitation.

It issues a brief imperative, calling the addressed one to come in response to the invitation.

It is not a statement of completed motion, and it does not by itself identify who is coming.

High: The imperative contributes to the closing invitation's urgent summons.

Second aorist active imperative, second person singular. calls the addressed hearer to come in response to the invitation. Attached to the repeated come invitation in Revelation 22:17. Governed by the quoted invitation sequence. The imperative supplies summons force; the surrounding invitation identifies the setting and response.

What response is being called for? The addressed hearer is summoned to come.

Direct: The imperative directly supports the English summons come.

Aorist imperative should not be treated as a simple past-tense form. Second person singular gives direct address but does not by itself identify every audience layer. The invitation's scope comes from the whole verse, not the imperative alone.

Aorist imperative means once-for-all command: Aorist imperative aspect should not be turned into a once-for-all claim. imperative alone identifies the speaker or audience: The speech context identifies speaker and audience; the mood supplies command or invitation force.

The witness reads Ἐλθέ. in Revelation 22:17, within the sequence of repeated invitations in the verse.

The form comes from ἔρχομαι, a verb for coming or going, so the lemma supplies the general sense of movement.

The imperative mood fits the verse's invitation pattern and gives the utterance the force of a spoken appeal, not a narrative report.

In this setting the form contributes to an open call for response, matching the verse's repeated summons to come and receive.

Within the canon, the form supports the closing invitation of Revelation as a public appeal rather than a private description.

For readers and teachers, it can be rendered as a direct invitation or command, such as 'Come,' while preserving the context.

Do not infer from the verb form alone the identity of the speaker, the destination, or a separate theological claim about gender or person.