Revelation 1:2

“who testified to the word of God and the testimony of Jesus the Messiah, all that he saw.”

Revelation 1:2 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 1:2, word by word

testified toἐμαρτύρησενemartyrēsen

testify

To tell what one knows or has seen.

Where else “emartyrēsen” appears
the wordλόγονlogon

message

What God says, proclaimed to people.

Where else “logon” appears
of Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears
the testimonyμαρτυρίανmartyrian

testimony

Testimony, witness.

Where else “martyrian” appears
of JesusἸησοῦIēsou

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

Where else “Iēsou” appears
the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

Where else “Christou” appears
he sawεἶδενeiden

see

To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.

Where else “eiden” appears

The context

1The revelation of Jesus the Messiah, which God gave him to show to his slaves what must take place soon; and he made it known by sending it through his angel to his slave John,

2 · This verse (above)

3Happy is the one who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

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