King James Version

Revelation 3:1

And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “seven” (ἑπτὰ) before stars here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὸ) before characterization here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs 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.inΣάρδεσινsardesinSardisΣάρδεις (sardeis)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “Sardis”, the to- or for-formG4554Sardis, an ancient city of Lydia in the province of Asia.Sardisἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasassemblyἐκκλησία (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.ἔχωνechōnhe that hathἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that hath”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.he that hathτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “seven”, the object formG2033seven.the sevenπνεύματαpneumataSpiritsπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “Spirits”, the object formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Spiritsτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “seven”, the object formG2033seven.the sevenἀστέραςasterasstarsἀστήρ (astēr)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “stars”, the object formG792a star.starsΟἶδάoidato perceiveοἶδαverb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveσουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργαergaworksἔργον (ergon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “works”, the object formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.worksὅτιhotithatὅτιadverb — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatὄνομαonomaa nameὄνομαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.a nameἔχειςecheisto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιadverb — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatζῇςzēsthou livestζάω (zaō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou livest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.thou livestκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andνεκρὸςnekrosdeadνεκρόςadjective, 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”.deadεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And to the messenger of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he who is having the Seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I have known thy works, and that thou hast the name that thou dost live, and thou art dead;

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

“ And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write : “ He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says these things : “ I know your works , that you have a reputation of being alive , but you are dead .

Darby Translation

And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

Douay-Rheims

And to the angel of the church of Sardis, write: These things saith he, that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast the name of being alive: and thou art dead.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Analytics Cookies