Revelation

Revelation 1:18

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.

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.

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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.