King James Version

Revelation 2:1

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Ephesus” (Ἐφέσῳ) before church here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “in” (ἐν) before [the] midst here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Ephesus” (Ἐφέσίνης) before church here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Τῷtōwhoὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “who”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.whoἀγγέλῳangelōangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the to- or for-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἘφέσῳephesōEphesusἜφεσος (ephesos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Ephesus”, the to- or for-formG2181Ephesus, a coast city, capital of the Roman province Asia.ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasassemblyἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “assembly”, the of-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.γράψονgrapsonto writeγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to write”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).Τάδεtadethisὅδε (hode)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “this”, the object formG3592this here, this, that, he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.λέγειlegeito speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κρατῶνkratōnto graspκρατέω (krateō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to grasp”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2902I am strong, mighty, hence: I rule, am master, prevail; I obtain, take hold of; I hold, hold fast.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptaof the sevenἑπτάadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “of the seven”, the object formG2033seven.of the sevenἀστέραςasterasstarἀστήρ (astēr)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “star”, the object formG792a star.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δεξιᾷdexiarightδεξιός (dexios)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “right”, the to- or for-formG1188on the right hand, right hand, right.This verse uses “right”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.περιπατῶνperipatōnto walkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to walk”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.This verse uses “walk”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.μέσῳmesōmidstμέσος (mesos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “midst”, the to- or for-formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, genitive, plural, feminine — “seven”, the of-formG2033seven.λυχνιῶνluchniōncandlesticksλυχνία (luchnia)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “candlesticks”, the of-formG3087a lamp-stand.candlesticksτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χρυσῶνchrusōngoldenχρυσοῦς (chrusous)adjective, genitive, plural, feminine — “golden”, the of-formG5552golden, made of gold, adorned with gold.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

Ἐφέσίνηςephesinēsof EphesusἘφεσῖνος (ephesinos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “of Ephesus”, the to- or for-formG2179

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'To the messenger of the Ephesian assembly write: These things saith he who is holding the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the midst of the seven lamp-stands — the golden:

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American Standard Version (1901)

To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks:

Young’s Literal Translation

'To the messenger of the Ephesian assembly write: These things saith he who is holding the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the midst of the seven lamp-stands — the golden:

World English Bible

“ To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write : “ He who holds the seven stars in his right hand , he who walks among the seven golden lamp stands says these things :

Darby Translation

To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps:

Douay-Rheims

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write: These things saith he, who holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks:

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