Study it in the app“I, John, your brother and partner in the affliction and kingdom and endurance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.”
I,ἘγὼJohn,Ἰωάννηςyour brotherὁ ἀδελφὸς ὑμῶνandκαὶpartnerσυγκοινωνὸςinἐνthe afflictionτῇ θλίψειandκαὶkingdomβασιλείᾳandκαὶenduranceὑπομονῇinἐνJesus,Ἰησοῦwasἐγενόμηνonἐνthe islandτῇ νήσῳcalledτῇ καλουμένῃPatmosΠάτμῳbecause ofδιὰthe wordτὸν λόγονof Godτοῦ θεοῦandκαὶthe testimonyτὴν μαρτυρίανof Jesus.Ἰησοῦ
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēs” appearsbrother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphos” appearssharer, partner
Sharer, partner: someone who shares something with others.
Where else “synkoinōnos” appearstrouble, affliction
Affliction, distress, pressure.
Where else “thlipsei” appearskingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileiai” appearsendurance, perseverance
Endurance, perseverance: holding out patiently under trial.
Where else “hypomonēi” appearsJesus
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” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “egenomēn” appearsisland
Island.
Where else “nēsōi” appearscall
To give someone a name.
Where else “kaloumenēi” appearsPatmos
See it on the mapWhere else “Patmōi” appearsmessage
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearstestimony
Testimony, witness.
Where else “martyrian” appearsPatmos: a small island in the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Asia.
Patmos
Today: Patmos island, Greece
A small island in the Aegean Sea, off the west coast of present-day Turkey.
John was there because of the word of God when he received the vision of Revelation (Rev 1:9).
8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, the one who is and who was and who is coming, the Almighty.
9 · This verse (above)
10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like that of a trumpet,
