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Revelation 2:5

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “you have fallen” (πέπτωκας,) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you have fallen down” (ἐκπέπτωκας) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “[with] speed” (τάχει) before and here.

μνημόνευεmnēmoneueRememberμνημονεύω (mnēmoneuō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Remember”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3421I remember, hold in remembrance, make mention of.This verse uses “remember”.Rememberοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeπόθενpothenfrom whenceπόθενadverb — “from whence”G4159whence, from what place.from whenceπέπτωκαςpeptōkasthou art fallenπίπτω (piptō)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou art fallen”, a completed action with a present resultG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.thou art fallenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμετανόησονmetanoēsonrepentμετανοέω (metanoeō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “repent”, a single actionG3340I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), repent.This verse uses “repent”.repentκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πρῶταprōtafirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.the firstἔργαergaworksἔργον (ergon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “works”, the object formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.worksποίησονpoiēsonto doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.μήmēor elseμήadverb — “or else”G3361not, lest.or elseἔρχομαίerchomaiI will comeἔρχομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I will come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.I will comeσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκινήσωkinēsōwill removeκινέω (kineō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “will remove”, an action still aheadG2795I set in motion, move, remove, excite, stir up.will removeτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λυχνίανluchniancandlestickλυχνία (luchnia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “candlestick”, the object formG3087a lamp-stand.candlestickσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τόπουtopouplaceτόπος (topos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “place”, the of-formG5117a place, region, seat; an opportunity.placeαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐὰνeanexceptἐάνconjunction — “except”G1437if.exceptμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.μετανοήσῃςmetanoēsēsthou repentμετανοέω (metanoeō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou repent”, a single actionG3340I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), repent.This verse uses “repent”.thou repent

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ἐκπέπτωκαςekpeptōkasthou art fallenἐκπίπτω (ekpiptō)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou art fallen”, a completed action with a present resultG1601I fall out, fall off, fall away; hence in nautical language: I fall off from the straight course; of flowers: I fade away, wither away; I fall from, lose, forfeit; I am cast ashore; I am fruitless.τάχειtacheiquicklyτάχος (tachos)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “quickly”, the to- or for-formG5034quickness, speed; hastily, immediately.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

remember, then, whence thou hast fallen, and reform, and the first works do; and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will remove thy lamp-stand from its place — if thou mayest not reform;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent.

Young’s Literal Translation

remember, then, whence thou hast fallen, and reform, and the first works do; and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will remove thy lamp-stand from its place — if thou mayest not reform;

World English Bible

Remember therefore from where you have fallen , and repent and do the first works ; or else I am coming to you swiftly, and will move your lamp stand out of its place , unless you repent .

Darby Translation

Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works: but if not, I am coming to thee, and I will remove thy lamp out of its place, except thou shalt repent.

Douay-Rheims

Be mindful therefore from whence thou art fallen: and do penance, and do the first works. Or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou do penance.

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