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AndΚαὶto the angelτῷ ἀγγέλῳof the assemblyτῆς ἐκκλησίαςinἐνSmyrnaΣμύρνῃwrite:γράψονThis is whatΤάδεthe firstὁ πρῶτοςandκαὶthe last,ὁ ἔσχατοςwhoὃςbecameἐγένετοdeadνεκρὸςandκαὶcame to life,ἔζησενsays:λέγει
Revelation 2:8
Study it in the app“And to the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: This is what the first and the last, who became dead and came to life, says:”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 2:8, 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- SmyrnaΣμύρνῃSmyrnēi
Smyrna
See it on the mapWhere else “Smyrnēi” 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 firstπρῶτοςprōtos
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtos” appears- the lastἔσχατοςeschatos
last
The one who comes behind all, in line or in esteem.
Where else “eschatos” appears- becameἐγένετοegeneto
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “egeneto” appears- deadνεκρὸςnekros
dead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekros” appears- came to lifeἔζησενezēsen
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “ezēsen” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears
Places in this verse
Smyrna
Today: Smyrna (İzmir), Turkey
A port city on the west coast of present-day Turkey, now called Izmir.
It is one of the seven assemblies of Asia. Jesus encouraged it to stay faithful even in suffering (Rev 2:8-10).
The context
7Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To the one who conquers I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
8 · This verse (above)
9I know your affliction and poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy from those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.