Revelation 22:9

“And he says to me, “See that you do not! I am a fellow slave of yours and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.””

Revelation 22:9 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 22:9, word by word

he saysλέγειlegei

say

To express something in words to others.

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“SeeὍραHora

watch out

"Be careful!", "make sure that…".

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I amεἰμιeimi

be

To be: says who or what something is.

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a fellow slaveσύνδουλόςsyndoulos

fellow slave

Fellow slave: someone who serves the same master as another.

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brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōn

brother in faith

A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.

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the prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōn

prophet

Someone who speaks for God.

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of those who keepτηρούντωνtērountōn

keep

To obey what is commanded.

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the wordsλόγουςlogous

message

What God says, proclaimed to people.

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bookβιβλίουbibliou

scroll

A long writing on a scroll, like those of the prophets or the book of life.

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Worshipπροσκύνησονproskynēson

worship

To give honor and devotion to God, or other gods.

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Godθεῷtheōi

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

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The context

8And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things.

9 · This verse (above)

10And he says to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.

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