Revelation 2:26

“And the one who conquers and the one who keeps my works until the end, I will give him authority over the nations,”
Revelation 2:26 · direct translation from the Greek

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Andκαὶthe one who conquersὁ νικῶνandκαὶthe one who keepsὁ τηρῶνmy worksτὰ ἔργα μουuntilἄχριthe end,τέλουςI will giveδώσωhimαὐτῷauthorityἐξουσίανoverἐπὶthe nations,τῶν ἐθνῶν

Allusion · Psalms 2:8-9

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Both texts speak of ruling the nations “with a rod of iron.” Where the Hebrew says “you will break them,” the Greek says “he will shepherd them”; in Hebrew the two words are written with the same consonants (תרעם).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

ῥάβδῳrhabdōiG4464שֵׁבֶטshevetH7626“staff, rod”
σιδηρᾷsidēraiG4603בַּרְזֶלbarzelH1270“of iron”

Revelation 2:26, word by word

the one who conquersνικῶνnikōn

conquer, overcome

Conquer, overcome.

Where else “nikōn” appears

the one who keepsτηρῶνtērōn

keep

To obey what is commanded.

Where else “tērōn” appears

my worksἔργαerga

deed

What someone does, their conduct.

Where else “erga” appears

untilἄχριachri

until

Until; as far as.

Where else “achri” appears

the endτέλουςtelous

end

The end of something.

Where else “telous” appears

I will giveδώσωdōsō

give

To hand something to another freely, as a gift.

Where else “dōsō” appears

authorityἐξουσίανexousian

authority

The right to command or act.

Where else “exousian” appears

the nationsἐθνῶνethnōn

Gentile

The peoples who are not Israel.

Where else “ethnōn” appears

The context

25only what you have, hold fast until I come.

26 · This verse (above)

27and he will shepherd them with an iron rod, as the clay pots are shattered,

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