Revelation 1:11
New Testament • 19 words with Strong's data
"Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
Α
A
the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first:
Ω
Ō
the last letter of the Greek alphabet, i.e. (figuratively) the finality
רִאשׁוֹן
riʼshôwn
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
אַחֲרִית
ʼachărîyth
the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
כָּתַב
kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
סֵפֶר
çêpher
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
שֶׁבַע
shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
ἐκκλησία
ekklēsía
a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth ...
אֶלָּסָר
ʼEllâçâr
Ellasar, an early country of Asia
Ἐφεσῖνος
Ephesînos
Ephesine, or situated at Ephesus
Πέργαμος
Pérgamos
fortified; Pergamus, a place in Asia Minor
Θυάτειρα
Thyáteira
Thyatira, a place in Asia Minor
Φιλαδέλφεια
Philadélpheia
Philadelphia, a place in Asia Minor
Λαοδίκεια
Laodíkeia
Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor
Key Terms in This Verse
Α A
the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first:
Study G1 →Ω Ō
the last letter of the Greek alphabet, i.e. (figuratively) the finality
Study G5598 →Cross References
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.
And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man...
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
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;
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do foll...
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
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