Revelation
Revelation 2:8
8To the angel of the church in Smyrna write:
These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.
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 | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| the church | ἐκκλησίας | ekklēsias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1577 an assembly, congregation, church |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Smyrna | Σμύρνῃ | Smyrnē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4667 Smyrna |
| 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 the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| First | πρῶτος | prōtos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4413 first, before |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Last | ἔσχατος | eschatos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2078 last, at the last, finally |
| who | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| died | ἐγένετο | egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| returned to life | ἔζησεν | ezēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2198 I live |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 1:17–18 · Revelation 1:8 · Revelation 1:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.