The one who conquersὁ νικῶνwill thusοὕτωςbe clothedπεριβαλεῖταιinἐνwhiteλευκοῖςclothes,ἱματίοιςandκαὶI will neverοὐ μὴeraseἐξαλείψωhis nameτὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦfromἐκthe bookτῆς βίβλουof life,τῆς ζωῆςandκαὶI will acknowledgeὁμολογήσωhis nameτὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦbeforeἐνώπιονmy Fatherτοῦ πατρός μουandκαὶbeforeἐνώπιονhis angels.τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ
Revelation 3:5
Study it in the app“The one who conquers will thus be clothed in white clothes, and I will never erase his name from the book of life, and I will acknowledge his name before my Father and before his angels.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 3:5, word by word
- The one who conquersνικῶνnikōn
conquer, overcome
Conquer, overcome.
Where else “nikōn” appears- be clothedπεριβαλεῖταιperibaleitai
clothe, put around
Clothe, put a garment around; dress oneself.
Where else “peribaleitai” appears- whiteλευκοῖςleukois
white
White.
Where else “leukois” appears- clothesἱματίοιςhimatiois
clothes
Everything one has on.
Where else “himatiois” appears- eraseἐξαλείψωexaleipsō
wipe out
Make what is written disappear, without a trace.
Where else “exaleipsō” appears- his nameὄνομαonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- the bookβίβλουbiblou
book
Book, written scroll.
Where else “biblou” appears- of lifeζωῆςzōēs
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēs” appears- I will acknowledgeὁμολογήσωhomologēsō
confess
To state openly what one believes, as that Christ is Lord.
Where else “homologēsō” appears- beforeἐνώπιονenōpion
before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appears- my Fatherπατρόςpatros
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patros” appears- his angelsἀγγέλωνangelōn
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelōn” appears
Translation note
It recalls the words of Jesus in Matthew 10:32.
The context
4But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
5 · This verse (above)
6Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.