{Cast} (ebalen). As in verse  16 . {Gathered}
(etrug(8873)en). Like etheristh(885c) in verse  16 , in obedience to
the instructions in verse  18  (	rug(8873)on). {The vintage of the
earth} (	(886e) ampelon t(8873) g(8873)). "The vine of the earth." Here
ampelos is used for the enemies of Christ collectively
pictured. {And cast it} (ebalen). Repeating ebalen and
referring to ampelon (vintage) just before. {Into the winepress
the great winepress} (eis t(886e) l(886e)on ton megan). L(886e)os is
either feminine as in verse  20  19:15 , or masculine sometimes
in ancient Greek. Here we have both genders, a solecism frequent
in the Apocalypse ( 21:14  	o teichos ech(936e)). See  Mt 21:33 .
For this metaphor of God s wrath see  14:10  15:1,7  16:1,19  19:15 .