Revelation
Revelation 3:20
20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | Ἰδοὺ | Idou | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look! |
| I stand | ἕστηκα | hestēka | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2476 I cause to stand, stand |
| at | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| door | θύραν | thyran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2374 a door, opportunity |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| knock | κρούω | krouō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2925 I knock |
| If | ἐάν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| anyone | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| hears | ἀκούσῃ | akousē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| voice | φωνῆς | phōnēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5456 a sound, noise, voice |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| opens | ἀνοίξῃ | anoixē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G455 I open |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| door | θύραν | thyran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2374 a door, opportunity |
| I will come in | εἰσελεύσομαι | eiseleusomai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| dine | δειπνήσω | deipnēsō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1172 I dine |
| with | μετ’ | met’ | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| him | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he | αὐτὸς | autos | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| with | μετ’ | met’ | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| Me | ἐμοῦ | emou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 12:36–37 · Revelation 19:9 · John 14:21–23 · Matthew 24:33 · Song of Solomon 5:2–4 · Luke 17:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.