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AndΚαὶto the angelτῷ ἀγγέλῳof the assemblyτῆς ἐκκλησίαςinἐνPergamumΠεργάμῳwrite:γράψονThis is whatΤάδεthe one who hasὁ ἔχωνthe sharpτὴν ὀξεῖανtwo-edgedτὴν δίστομονswordτὴν ῥομφαίανsays:λέγει
Revelation 2:12
Study it in the app“And to the angel of the assembly in Pergamum write: This is what the one who has the sharp two-edged sword says:”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 2:12, word by word
- to the angelἀγγέλῳangelōi
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelōi” appears- of the assemblyἐκκλησίαςekklēsias
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsias” appears- PergamumΠεργάμῳPergamōi
Pergamum
See it on the mapWhere else “Pergamōi” appears- writeγράψονgrapson
write
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “grapson” appears- This is whatΤάδεTade
this
This; "such and such", "this here".
Where else “Tade” appears- the one who hasἔχωνechōn
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echōn” appears- the sharpὀξεῖανoxeian
sharp
That cuts well.
Where else “oxeian” appears- two-edgedδίστομονdistomon
two-edged
Two-edged, double-edged.
Where else “distomon” appears- swordῥομφαίανrhomphaian
sword
Sword, a large broad sword.
Where else “rhomphaian” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears
Places in this verse
Pergamum
Today: Bergama (Pergamon ruins), Turkey
A city in what is now western Turkey, about 15 miles (25 km) inland from the Aegean Sea.
It is one of the seven assemblies of Asia. Jesus praised it for holding to his name and called it to change its mind about what it tolerated (Rev 2:12-16).
The context
11Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. The one who conquers will never be harmed by the second death.
12 · This verse (above)
13I know where you live, where the throne of Satan is. And you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas, my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan lives.