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Revelation 2:8

And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “in Smyrna” (ἐν Σμύρνῃ) before church here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγγέλῳangelōunto the angelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto the angel”, the to- or for-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.unto the angelτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.Σμύρνῃsmurnēin SmyrnaΣμύρνα (smurna)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “in Smyrna”, the to- or for-formG4667Smyrna, a great port of the Roman province Asia.in Smyrnaἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasassemblyἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “assembly”, the of-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.γράψονgrapsonwriteγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “write”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).writeΤάδεtadeThese thingsὅδε (hode)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “These things”, the object formG3592this here, this, that, he, she, it.These thingsλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, 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.saithὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρῶτοςprōtosfirstπρῶτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.the firstκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔσχατοςeschatoslastἔσχατοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “last”, the subject formG2078last, at the last, finally, till the end.This verse uses “last”.the lastὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἐγένετοegenetowasγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.wasνεκρὸςnekrosdeadνεκρόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “dead”, the subject formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.deadκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔζησενezēsenis aliveζάω (zaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is alive”, a single actionG2198I live, am alive.is alive

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And to the messenger of the assembly of the Smyrneans write: These things saith the First and the Last, who did become dead and did live;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived again :

Young’s Literal Translation

'And to the messenger of the assembly of the Smyrneans write: These things saith the First and the Last, who did become dead and did live;

World English Bible

“ To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write : “ The first and the last , who was dead , and has come to life says these things :

Darby Translation

And to the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived:

Douay-Rheims

And to the angel of the church of Smyrna write: These things saith the First and the Last, who was dead, and is alive:

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