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Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Saying, to say V-PPA-GFS H3004 λεγούσης lego (leg'-o)
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write to write V-AMA-2S H1125 γράψον grapho (graf'-o)
a book, a paper, book N-ANS H975 βιβλίον biblion (bib-lee'-on)
What usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-ANS H3739 hos (hos)
thou seest, to look (at) V-PIA-2S H991 βλέπεις blepo (blep'-o)
send to send V-AMA-2S H3992 πέμψον pempo (pem'-po)
[it] unto the seven seven Adj-DFP H2033 ἑπτὰ hepta (hep-tah')
churches an assembly, a (religious) congregation N-DFP H1577 ἐκκλησίαις ekklesia (ek-klay-see'-ah)
Ephesus, Ephesus, a city in Asia Minor N-AFS H2181 Ἔφεσον Ephesos (ef'-es-os)
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Smyrna, 'myrrh,' Smyrna, an Ionian city in Asia Minor N-AFS H4667 Σμύρναν Smurna (smoor'-nah)
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Pergamos, Pergamum, a city of Mysia N-AFS H4010 Πέργαμον Pergamos (per'-gam-os)
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Thyatira, Thyatira, a city of Lydia N-ANP H2363 Θυάτειρα Thuateira (thoo-at'-i-rah)
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Sardis, Sardis, the chief city of Lydia N-AFP H4554 Σάρδεις Sardeis (sar'-dice)
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia, a city of Lydia N-AFS H5359 Φιλαδέλφειαν Philadelpheia (fil-ad-el'-fee-ah)
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Laodicea. Laodicea, a city in Phrygia N-AFS H2993 Λαοδίκειαν Laodikeia (lah-od-ik'-i-ah)
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Locations

Asia

ASIAa'-shi-a (Asia): A Roman province embracing the greater part of western Asia Minor, including the older countries of Mysia, Lydia, Caria, and a part of Phrygia, also several of the independent coast cities, the Troad, and apparently the islands of Lesbos, Samos, Patmos, Cos and others near the Asia Minor coast (Acts 16:6; Acts 19:10, 27). It is exceeding... View Details

Ephesus

EPHESUSef'-e-sus (Ephesos, "desirable"):A city of the Roman province of Asia, near the mouth of the Cayster river, 3 miles from the western coast of Asia Minor, and opposite the island of Samos. With an artificial harbor accessible to the largest ships, and rivaling the harbor at Miletus, standing at the entrance of the valley which reaches far into the inte... View Details

Laodicea

LAODICEAla-od-i-se'-a (Laodikia): A city of Asia Minor situated in the Lycos valley in the province of Phrygia, and the home of one of the Seven Churches of Re (1:11). Distinguished from several other cities of that name by the appellation Ad Lycum, it was founded by Antiochus II (261-246 B.C.) of Syria, who named it for his wife Laodike, and who populated i... View Details

Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIAfil-a-del-'fi-a (Philadelphia: A city of ancient Lydia in Asia Minor on the Cogamus River, 105 miles from Smyrna. It stood upon a terrace 650 ft. above the sea. Behind it are the volcanic cliffs to which the Turks have given the name of Devitt, or "inkwells"; on the other side of the city the land is exceedingly fertile, and there was produced a... View Details

Sardis

SARDISsar'-dis (Sardeis): Sardis is of special interest to the student of Herodotus and Xenophon, for there Artaphernes, the brother of Darius, lived, and from there Xerxes invaded Greece and Cyrus marched against his brother Artaxerxes; it is also of interest to the student of early Christian history as the home of one of the Seven Churches of Re (1:11; 3:1... View Details

Smyrna

SMYRNAsmur'-na (Smurna):1. Ancient:Smyrna, a large ancient city on the western coast of Asia Minor, at the head of a gulf which reaches 30 miles inland, was originally peopled by the Asiatics known as the Lelages. The city seems to have been taken from the Lelages by the Aeolian Greeks about 1100 B.C.; there still remain traces of the cyclopean masonry of th... View Details

Thyatira

THYATIRAthi-a-ti'-ra (Thuateira): Thyatira was a wealthy town in the northern part of Lydia of the Roman province of Asia, on the river Lycus. It stood so near to the borders of Mysia, that some of the early writers have regarded it as belonging to that country. Its early history is not well known, for until it was refounded by Seleucus Nicator (301-281 B.C.... View Details

People

Sardi

descendant of Sered

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King James Bible Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
Berean Bible Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, saying, “What you see, write in a book, book and send it unto to the seven churches which are in Asia; unto churches: to Ephesus, and unto to Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, to Pergamum, and unto to Thyatira, and unto to Sardis, and unto to Philadelphia, and unto to Laodicea.”
Hebrew Greek English Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write saying, "Write in a book, book what you see, and send it unto to the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, churches: to Ephesus and unto Smyrna, to Smyrna and unto Pergamos, to Pergamum and unto Thyatira, to Thyatira and unto Sardis, to Sardis and unto Philadelphia, to Philadelphia and unto to Laodicea."
New American Standard Bible 1995 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write saying, "Write in a book, book what you see, and send it unto to the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, churches: to Ephesus and unto Smyrna, to Smyrna and unto Pergamos, to Pergamum and unto Thyatira, to Thyatira and unto Sardis, to Sardis and unto Philadelphia, to Philadelphia and unto to Laodicea."