I knowΟἶδαwhereποῦyou live,κατοικεῖςwhereὅπουthe throneὁ θρόνοςof Satanτοῦ Σατανᾶis.Andκαὶyou hold fastκρατεῖςmy name,τὸ ὄνομά μουandκαὶyou did notοὐκdenyἠρνήσωmy faithτὴν πίστιν μουevenκαὶinἐνthe daysταῖς ἡμέραιςof Antipas,Ἀντιπᾶςmyμουwitness,ὁ μάρτυςmyμουfaithful one,ὁ πιστόςwhoὃςwas killedἀπεκτάνθηamongπαρ’you,ὑμῖνwhereὅπουSatanὁ Σατανᾶςlives.κατοικεῖ
Revelation 2:13
Study it in the app“I 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 2:13, word by word
- I knowΟἶδαOida
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “Oida” appears- whereποῦpou
where?
Where?
Where else “pou” appears- you liveκατοικεῖςkatoikeis
dwell, live
Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.
Where else “katoikeis” appears- whereὅπουhopou
where
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appears- the throneθρόνοςthronos
throne
Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.
Where else “thronos” appears- of SatanΣατανᾶSatana
Satan
Satan, a Hebrew name meaning "the adversary", the enemy of God.
Where else “Satana” appears- you hold fastκρατεῖςkrateis
hold fast
To keep a firm grip on something, not let go.
Where else “krateis” appears- my nameὄνομάonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- denyἠρνήσωērnēsō
disown
To claim you do not know someone, turn your back on them.
Where else “ērnēsō” appears- my faithπίστινpistin
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistin” appears- the daysἡμέραιςhēmerais
lifetime
The time or the years of someone's life.
Where else “hēmerais” appears- of AntipasἈντιπᾶςAntipas
Antipas
Antipas: a faithful witness put to death in Pergamum.
Where else “Antipas” appears- witnessμάρτυςmartys
martyr
Someone who bears witness to Jesus even to the point of dying for it.
Where else “martys” appears- faithful oneπιστόςpistos
faithful
Someone you can rely on.
Where else “pistos” appears- was killedἀπεκτάνθηapektanthē
kill
Kill.
Where else “apektanthē” appears
Translation note
“My faith”: it can be understood as “faith in me.”
The context
12And to the angel of the assembly in Pergamum write: This is what the one who has the sharp two-edged sword says:
13 · This verse (above)
14But I have a few things against you, that you have there some who hold fast the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.