Revelation
Revelation 3:17
17You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You say | λέγεις | legeis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| I am | εἰμι | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| rich | Πλούσιός | Plousios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4145 rich |
| I have grown wealthy | πεπλούτηκα | peploutēka | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4147 I become rich |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| need | χρείαν | chreian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5532 need, necessity, business |
| nothing | οὐδὲν | ouden | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| you do not realize | οἶδας | oidas | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| you | σὺ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| are | εἶ | ei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| wretched | ταλαίπωρος | talaipōros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5005 wretched, afflicted, miserable |
| pitiful | ἐλεεινὸς | eleeinos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1652 merciful, pitiful |
| poor | πτωχὸς | ptōchos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4434 poor, destitute |
| blind | τυφλὸς | typhlos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5185 blind |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| naked | γυμνός | gymnos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1131 wearing only the under-garment, bare |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 13:7 · Romans 7:24 · Hosea 12:8 · Revelation 2:9 · Revelation 16:15 · Luke 1:53 · Deuteronomy 8:12–14 · Matthew 9:12 · John 9:40–41 · Genesis 3:7 · Romans 12:3 · 2 Peter 1:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.