Revelation
Revelation 1:18–19
18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
19Therefore write down the things you have seen, the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Revelation 1:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Living | Ζῶν | Zōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2198 I live |
| I was | ἐγενόμην | egenomēn | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| dead | νεκρὸς | nekros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3498 dead, a corpse |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| behold | ἰδοὺ | idou | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look! |
| I am | εἰμι | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| alive | ζῶν | zōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2198 I live |
| forever | αἰῶνας | aiōnas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G165 an age, a cycle of time |
| ever | αἰώνων | aiōnōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G165 an age, a cycle of time |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| I hold | ἔχω | echō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| the | τὰς | tas | Article - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| keys | κλεῖς | kleis | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2807 a key |
| of | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Death | θανάτου | thanatou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| of | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Hades | ᾅδου | hadou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G86 Hades |
Revelation 1:19
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| write down | Γράψον | Grapson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1125 I write |
| the things | ἃ | ha | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| you have seen | εἶδες | eides | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| the things that | ἃ | ha | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| are | εἰσὶν | eisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the things that | ἃ | ha | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| will | μέλλει | mellei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3195 I am about to |
| happen | γενέσθαι | genesthai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle or Passive | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| after | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| this | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 1:18 Romans 6:9 · Hebrews 7:25 · Romans 14:8–9 · Psalm 68:20 · Isaiah 22:22 · Revelation 3:7 · Revelation 20:1–2 · Hebrews 12:2 · Matthew 16:19 · Hebrews 7:16 · Hebrews 1:3 · Galatians 2:20
Revelation 1:19 Revelation 4:1–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.