David, Root of

Title of Christ in Apocalypse 5 and 22, where the word "offspring" is added to make its meaning clearer. It is borrowed from Isaias 11 where it designates the future Messias. "As the Prophet foresaw, the stump of the old tree of the House of David sent forth a new David to rule the nations."

root (ἡ ῥίζα Δαυείδ, hē rhı́za Daueı́d, Rev 5:5; Rev 22:16): Root here means stock, family, descendant, hence, “the Root of David” is that which descended from David, not that from which David descended. Jesus Christ in His human nature and family connections was a descendant of David, a member of his family.