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Happy isμακάριοςthe one who readsὁ ἀναγινώσκωνandκαὶthose who hearοἱ ἀκούοντεςthe wordsτοὺς λόγουςof the prophecyτῆς προφητείαςandκαὶkeepτηροῦντεςwhat is writtenτὰ γεγραμμέναinἐνit,αὐτῇforγὰρthe timeὁ καιρὸςisnear.ἐγγύς
Revelation 1:3
Study it in the app“Happy 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 1:3, word by word
- Happy isμακάριοςmakarios
blessed, happy
Blessed: truly happy, in the condition God blesses. It is the "happy" or "blessed" of the Psalms.
Where else “makarios” appears- the one who readsἀναγινώσκωνanaginōskōn
read
Read.
Where else “anaginōskōn” appears- those who hearἀκούοντεςakouontes
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akouontes” appears- the wordsλόγουςlogous
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logous” appears- of the prophecyπροφητείαςprophēteias
prophecy
Prophecy: a message from God spoken by a prophet; also prophesying.
Where else “prophēteias” appears- keepτηροῦντεςtērountes
keep
To obey what is commanded.
Where else “tērountes” appears- what is writtenγεγραμμέναgegrammena
write
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “gegrammena” appears- the timeκαιρὸςkairos
right time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairos” appears- nearἐγγύςengys
near
Near, close.
Where else “engys” appears
Translation note
“The one who reads”: the verse distinguishes the one who reads from “those who hear”; it can be understood as a reading aloud before the assembly.
The context
2who testified to the word of God and the testimony of Jesus the Messiah, all that he saw.
3 · This verse (above)
4John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from the one who is and who was and who is coming, and from the seven spirits that are before his throne,