Revelation 3:2

“Keep watch, and strengthen what remains, which was about to die, for I have not found your works complete before my God.”

Revelation 3:2 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 3:2, word by word

Keep watchγίνουginou

become

To turn into something new, different from before.

Where else “ginou” appears
Keep watchγρηγορῶνgrēgorōn

be alert

To be alert and ready for when the Lord comes.

Where else “grēgorōn” appears
strengthenστήρισονstērison

strengthen

To make someone strong and steady.

Where else “stērison” appears
what remainsλοιπὰloipa

from now on

From this moment on; or to move on to a final point.

Where else “loipa” appears
was aboutἔμελλονemellon

be about to

Something on the point of happening.

Where else “emellon” appears
to dieἀποθανεῖνapothanein

die

To stop living: the end of life in the body.

Where else “apothanein” appears
foundεὕρηκάheurēka

find

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

Where else “heurēka” appears
your worksἔργαerga

deed

What someone does, their conduct.

Where else “erga” appears
completeπεπληρωμέναpeplērōmena

complete

To carry something through to its end, with nothing lacking.

Where else “peplērōmena” appears
beforeἐνώπιονenōpion

before, in front of

In front of, in the presence of.

Where else “enōpion” appears
my Godθεοῦtheou

God

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

Where else “theou” appears

The context

1And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: This is what the one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says: I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, and you are dead.

2 · This verse (above)

3Remember, then, how you have received and heard, and keep it, and change your mind. If, then, you do not keep watch, I will come like a thief, and you will never know at what hour I will come upon you.

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