Revelation
Revelation 2:1
1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To the | Τῷ | Tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| angel | ἀγγέλῳ | angelō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G32 an angel, messenger |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| church | ἐκκλησίας | ekklēsias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1577 an assembly, congregation, church |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Ephesus | Ἐφέσῳ | Ephesō | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2181 Ephesus |
| write | γράψον | grapson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1125 I write |
| These | Τάδε | Tade | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3592 this here, this |
| the words | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| of Him who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| holds | κρατῶν | kratōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2902 I lay hold of, obtain |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| seven | ἑπτὰ | hepta | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2033 seven |
| stars | ἀστέρας | asteras | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G792 a star |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| right hand | δεξιᾷ | dexia | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G1188 on the right hand, right hand, right |
| walks | περιπατῶν | peripatōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4043 I walk, conduct my life |
| among | μέσῳ | mesō | Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular | G3319 middle, in the middle |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| seven | ἑπτὰ | hepta | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural | G2033 seven |
| golden | χρυσῶν | chrysōn | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural | G5552 golden |
| lampstands | λυχνιῶν | lychniōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G3087 a lamp-stand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 1:20 · Revelation 1:16 · Revelation 1:11–13 · Revelation 2:8 · Revelation 3:14 · Revelation 2:18 · Revelation 2:12 · Revelation 3:7 · Revelation 3:1 · Matthew 18:20 · Ezekiel 28:13–14 · John 5:35
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.