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Revelation 3:4

In Revelation 3 of Revelation.

Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

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ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.ἔχειςecheisThou hastἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “Thou hast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.Thou hastὀλίγαoligaa fewὀλίγος (oligos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “a few”, the object formG3641(a) especially in plur: few, (b) in sing: small; hence, of time: short, of degree: light, slight, little.This verse uses “few”.a fewὀνόματαonomatanamesὄνομα (onoma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “names”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.namesἐνeninἐνpreposition — “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.Sardisἃhawhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐμόλυνανemolunandefiledμολύνω (molunō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “defiled”, a single actionG3435I soil, stain, pollute, defile, lit. and met.defiledτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἱμάτιαhimatiagarmentsἱμάτιον (himation)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “garments”, the object formG2440 a long flowing outer garment, tunic.garmentsαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπεριπατήσουσινperipatēsousinthey shall walkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they shall walk”, an action still aheadG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.This verse uses “walk”.they shall walkμετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inλευκοῖςleukoiswhiteλευκός (leukos)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “white”, the to- or for-formG3022white, bright, brilliant.This verse uses “white”.whiteὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forἄξιοίaxioiworthyἄξιος (axios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “worthy”, the subject formG514worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable.This verse uses “worthy”.worthyεἰσινeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Thou hast a few names even in Sardis who did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast a few names even in Sardis who did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

World English Bible

Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that didn’ t defile their garments . They will walk with me in white , for they are worthy.

Darby Translation

But thou hast a few names in Sardis which have not defiled their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

Douay-Rheims

But thou hast a few names in Sardis, which have not defiled their garments: and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

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