King James Version

Revelation 3:14

And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “in Laodicea” (ἐν Λαοδικείᾳ) 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.Λαοδικείᾳlaodikeiaof the LaodiceansΛαοδίκειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “of the Laodiceans”, the to- or for-formG2993Laodicea, a city in the Lycos valley in the Roman province Asia, near Colossae and Hierapolis.of the Laodiceansἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasassemblyἐκκλησία (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.ἈμήνamēnAmenἀμήνparticle — “Amen”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “amen”.the Amenὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μάρτυςmartuswitnessμάρτυςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “witness”, the subject formG3144a witness; an eye- or ear-witness.witnessὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πιστὸςpistosfaithfulπιστόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “faithful”, the subject formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.This verse uses “faithful”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀληθινόςalēthinostrueἀληθινόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “true”, the subject formG228true (lit: made of truth), real, genuine.This verse uses “true”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχὴarchēbeginningἀρχήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “beginning”, the subject formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.This verse uses “beginning”.the beginningτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κτίσεωςktiseōsof the creationκτίσις (ktisis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the creation”, the of-formG2937(often of the founding of a city), (a) abstr: creation, (b) concr: creation, creature, institution; always of Divine work, (c) an institution, ordinance.This verse uses “creation”.of the creationτοῦtoutheὁ (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 God

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And to the messenger of the assembly of the Laodiceans write: These things saith the Amen, the witness — the faithful and true — the chief of the creation of God;

Translation Note

ἡ ἀρχὴ τῆς κτίσεως τοῦ θεοῦ. ἀρχή is a noun, nominative, singular, feminine. Dodson’s range is “(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.” It is followed by two genitives, “of the creation” and “of God.”

The King James Version reads “the beginning of the creation of God.” The New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible) reads “the beginning of the creation by God.” “By” and “of” are both English readings of the genitive τοῦ θεοῦ. The Greek word is the genitive article and noun, not a preposition meaning “by.”

King James Version. And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible), this verse. ““To the angel of the congregation in La·o·di·ceʹa write: These are the things that the Amen says, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation by God:” Watchtower Online Library

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American Standard Version (1901)

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

Young’s Literal Translation

'And to the messenger of the assembly of the Laodiceans write: These things saith the Amen, the witness — the faithful and true — the chief of the creation of God;

World English Bible

“ To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write : “ The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness , the Beginning of God ’s creation , says these things :

Darby Translation

And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

Douay-Rheims

And to the angel of the church of Laodicea, write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the beginning of the creation of God:

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