Revelation 2:2

“I know your works, and your toil and your endurance, and that you cannot bear evil people, and that you have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them false;”

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

I knowΟἶδαOida

know

To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.

Where else “Oida” appears
your worksἔργαerga

deed

What someone does, their conduct.

Where else “erga” appears
your toilκόπονkopon

toil

Exhausting effort, the weariness of one who works hard.

Where else “kopon” appears
enduranceὑπομονήνhypomonēn

endurance, perseverance

Endurance, perseverance: holding out patiently under trial.

Where else “hypomonēn” appears
you cannotδύνῃdynēi

can, be able

Can, be able.

Where else “dynēi” appears
bearβαστάσαιbastasai

bear

To carry the weight of others or of something hard without dropping it.

Where else “bastasai” appears
evil peopleκακούςkakous

evil

What goes against God's will and harms others.

Where else “kakous” appears
you have testedἐπείρασαςepeirasas

test

To test someone to see what they are or will do; also to attempt something.

Where else “epeirasas” appears
those who callλέγονταςlegontas

call

To call someone by a name.

Where else “legontas” appears
apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolous

apostle

One of those Jesus chose and sent.

Where else “apostolous” appears
areεἰσίνeisin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “eisin” appears
you have foundεὗρεςheures

find

To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.

Where else “heures” appears
falseψευδεῖςpseudeis

false, lying

False, lying; a liar.

Where else “pseudeis” appears

The context

1To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: This is what the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks in the middle of the seven golden lampstands, says:

2 · This verse (above)

3and you have endurance, and you have borne up for the sake of my name, and you have not grown weary.

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