ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΘΕΟΛΟΓΟΥ Revelation of John the T heologian

CHAPTER 2

| 1 | τω |  | αγγελω |  | της |  | εφεσινης |  | εκκλησιας |  | γραψον |  | ταδε |  | λεγει |  | ο |
|  | To the |  | angel |  | of the |  | Ephesian |  | assembly |  | write: |  | These things |  | says |  | he who |

κρατων |  | τους |  | επτα |  | αστερας |  | εν |  | τη |  | δεξια |  | αυτου |  | ο |  | περιπατων |  | εν |
holds |  | the |  | seven |  | stars |  | in |  | his right hand, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | who |  | walks |  | in |

μεσω |  | των |  | επτα |  | λυχνιων |  | των |  | χρυσων |  |
[the] midst |  | of the |  | seven |  | lampstands 2 |  | ♦ |  | golden. 1 |  |

| 2 | οιδα |  | τα |  | εργα |  | σου |  | και |  | τον |  | κοπον |  | σου |  | και |  | την |  | υπομονην |  | σου |  | και |
|  | I know |  | thy works, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | ♦ |  | labour 2 |  | thy, 1 |  | and |  | ♦ |  | endurance 2 |  | thy, 1 |  | and |

οτι |  | ου |  | δυνη |  | βαστασαι |  | κακους |  | και |  | επειρασω |  | τους |
that |  | thou canst not |  | ♦ |  | bear |  | evil [ones]; |  | and |  | thou didst try |  | those who |

φασκοντας |  | ειναι |  | αποστολους |  | και |  | ουκ |  | εισιν |  | και |  | ευρες |  | αυτους |
declare [themselves] |  | to be |  | apostles |  | and |  | are not, |  | ♦ |  | and |  | didst find |  | them |

ψευδεις |  |
liars; |  |

| 3 | και |  | εβαστασας |  | και |  | υπομονην |  | εχεις |  | και |  | δια |  | το |  | ονομα |  | μου |
|  | and |  | didst bear |  | and |  | endurance 2 |  | hast, 1 |  | and |  | for the sake of |  | my name |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

κεκοπιακας |  | και |  | ου |  | κεκμηκας |  |
hast laboured |  | and |  | hast not wearied: |  | ♦ |  |

| 4 | αλλ |  | εχω |  | κατα |  | σου |  | οτι |  | την |  | αγαπην |  | σου |  | την |  | πρωτην |  | αφηκας |  |
|  | but |  | I have |  | against |  | thee, |  | that |  | thy love 2 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | first 1 |  | thou didst leave. |  |

| 5 | μνημονευε |  | ουν |  | ποθεν |  | εκπεπτωκας |  | και |  | μετανοησον |  | και |  | τα |  | πρωτα
|  | Remember |  | therefore |  | whence |  | thou hast fallen from, |  | and |  | repent, |  | and |  | the |  | first

| εργα |  | ποιησον |  | ει |  | δε |  | μη |  | ερχομαι |  | σοι |  | ταχει |  | και |  | κινησω |  | την |
| works |  | do: |  | but if |  | ♦ |  | not, |  | I am coming |  | to thee |  | quickly, |  | and |  | I will remove |  | thy lampstand |

λυχνιαν |  | σου |  | εκ |  | του |  | τοπου |  | αυτης |  | εαν |  | μη |  | μετανοησης |  |
♦ |  | ♦ |  | out of |  | ♦ |  | place 2 |  | its, 1 |  | except |  | ♦ |  | thou shouldest repent. |  |

| 6 | αλλα |  | τουτο |  | εχεις |  | οτι |  | μισεις |  | τα |  | εργα |  | των |  | νικολαιτων |  | α |  | καγω |
|  | But |  | this |  | thou hast, |  | that |  | thou hatest |  | the |  | works |  | of the |  | Nicolaitanes, |  | which |  | I also |

μισω |  |
hate. |  |

| 7 | ο |  | εχων |  | ους |  | ακουσατω |  | τι |  | το |  | πνευμα |  | λεγει |  | ταις |  | εκκλησιαις |
|  | He that |  | has |  | an ear, |  | let him hear |  | what |  | the |  | Spirit |  | says |  | to the |  | assemblies. |

τω |  | νικωντι |  | δωσω |  | αυτω |  | φαγειν |  | εκ |  | του |  | ξυλου |  | της |  | ζωης |  | ο |  | εστιν
To him that |  | overcomes, |  | I will give |  | to him |  | to eat |  | of |  | the |  | tree |  | ♦ |  | of life |  | which |  | is

| εν |  | μεσω |  | του |  | παραδεισου |  | του |  | θεου |  |
| in |  | [the] midst |  | of the |  | paradise |  | ♦ |  | of God. |  |

| 8 | και |  | τω |  | αγγελω |  | της |  | εκκλησιας |  | σμυρναιων |  | γραψον |  | ταδε |  | λεγει |
|  | And |  | to the |  | angel |  | of the |  | assembly |  | of Smyrneas |  | write: |  | These things |  | says |

ο |  | πρωτος |  | και |  | ο |  | εσχατος |  | ος |  | εγενετο |  | νεκρος |  | και |  | εζησεν |  |
the |  | first |  | and |  | the |  | last, |  | who |  | became |  | dead |  | and |  | lived. |  |

| 9 | οιδα |  | σου |  | τα |  | εργα |  | και |  | την |  | θλιψιν |  | και |  | την |  | πτωχειαν |  | πλουσιος |  | δε |  | ει
|  | I know |  | thy |  | ♦ |  | works |  | and |  | ♦ |  | tribulation |  | and |  | ♦ |  | poverty; |  | but rich |  | ♦ |  | thou art;

| και |  | την |  | βλασφημιαν |  | των |  | λεγοντων |  | ιουδαιους |  | ειναι |  | εαυτους |  | και |
| and |  | the |  | calumny |  | of those who |  | declare |  | Jews 4 |  | to 2 be 3 |  | themselves, 1 |  | and |

ουκ |  | εισιν |  | αλλα |  | συναγωγη |  | του |  | σατανα |  |
are not, |  | ♦ |  | but |  | a synagogue |  | ♦ |  | of Satan. |  |

| 10 | μηδεν |  | φοβου |  | α |  | μελλεις |  | πασχειν |  | ιδου |  | μελλει |
|  | Not 2 at 3 all 4 |  | fear 1 |  | the things which |  | thou art about |  | to suffer. |  | Lo, |  | is 3 about 4 |

βαλειν |  | εξ |  | υμων |  | ο |  | διαβολος |  | εις |  | φυλακην |  | ινα |  | πειρασθητε |  | και |
to 5 cast 6 [some] 7 |  | of 8 |  | ou 9 |  | the 1 |  | devil 2 |  | into |  | prison, |  | that |  | ye may be tried; |  | and |

εξετε |  | θλιψιν |  | ημερων |  | δεκα |  | γινου |  | πιστος |  | αχρι |  | θανατου |  | και |  | δωσω |
ye shall have |  | tribulation |  | days 2 |  | ten. 1 |  | Be thou |  | faithful |  | unto |  | death, |  | and |  | I will give |

σοι |  | τον |  | στεφανον |  | της |  | ζωης |  |
to thee |  | the |  | crown |  | ♦ |  | of life. |  |

| 11 | ο |  | εχων |  | ους |  | ακουσατω |  | τι |  | το |  | πνευμα |  | λεγει |  | ταις |  | εκκλησιαις |
|  | He that |  | has |  | an ear, |  | let him hear |  | what |  | the |  | Spirit |  | says |  | to the |  | assemblies. |

ο |  | νικων |  | ου |  | μη |  | αδικηθη |  | εκ |  | του |  | θανατου |  | του |  | δευτερου |  |
He that |  | overcomes |  | in no wise |  | ♦ |  | shall be injured |  | of |  | the |  | death 2 |  | ♦ |  | second. 1 |  |

| 12 | και |  | τω |  | αγγελω |  | της |  | εν |  | περγαμω |  | εκκλησιας |  | γραψον |  | ταδε |  | λεγει |
|  | and |  | to |  | angel |  | of the |  | in 2 |  | Pergamos 3 |  | assembly 1 |  | write: |  | These things |  | says |

ο |  | εχων |  | την |  | ρομφαιαν |  | την |  | διστομον |  | την |  | οξειαν |  |
he who |  | has |  | the |  | sword 3 |  | ♦ |  | two-edged 2 |  | ♦ |  | sharp, 1 |  |

| 13 | οιδα |  | τα |  | εργα |  | σου |  | και |  | που |  | κατοικεις |  | οπου |  | ο |  | θρονος |  | του |
|  | I know |  | thy works |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | where |  | thou dwellest, |  | where |  | the |  | throne |  | ♦ |

σατανα |  | και |  | κρατεις |  | το |  | ονομα |  | μου |  | και |  | ουκ |  | ηρνησω |  | την |
of Satan [is]; |  | and |  | thou holdest fast |  | my name, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | not 2 |  | didst 1 deny 3 |  | my faith |

πιστιν |  | μου |  | και |  | εν |  | ταις |  | ημεραις |  | εν |  | αις |  | αντιπας |  | ο |  | μαρτυς |  | μου |  | ο |
♦ |  | ♦ |  | even |  | in |  | the |  | days |  | in |  | which |  | Antipas |  | my witness 2 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

πιστος |  | ος |  | απεκτανθη |  | παρ |  | υμιν |  | οπου |  | κατοικει |  | ο |  | σατανας |  |
faithful [was], 1 |  | who |  | was killed |  | among |  | you, |  | where |  | dwells 2 |  | ♦ |  | Satan. 1 |  |

| 14 | αλλ |  | εχω |  | κατα |  | σου |  | ολιγα |  | οτι |  | εχεις |  | εκει |  | κρατουντας |  | την |
|  | But |  | I have |  | against |  | thee |  | a few things; |  | because |  | thou hast |  | there |  | [those] holding |  | the |

διδαχην |  | βαλααμ |  | ος |  | εδιδασκεν |  | εν |  | τω |  | βαλακ |  | βαλειν |  | σκανδαλον |  | ενωπιον
teaching |  | of Balaam, |  | who |  | taught |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | Balak |  | to cast |  | a snare |  | before

| των |  | υιων |  | ισραηλ |  | φαγειν |  | ειδωλοθυτα |  | και |  | πορνευσαι |  |
| the |  | sons |  | of Israel, |  | to eat |  | things sacrificed to idols |  | and |  | to commit fornication. |  |

| 15 | ουτως |  | εχεις |  | και |  | συ |  | κρατουντας |  | την |  | διδαχην |  | των |  | νικολαιτων |
|  | So |  | hast |  | also |  | thou |  | [those] holding |  | the |  | teaching |  | of the |  | Nicolaitanes, |

ο |  | μισω |  |
which thing |  | I hate. |  |

| 16 | μετανοησον |  | ει |  | δε |  | μη |  | ερχομαι |  | σοι |  | ταχυ |  | και |  | πολεμησω |  | μετ |
|  | Repent! |  | but if |  | ♦ |  | not, |  | I am coming |  | to thee |  | quickly, |  | and |  | will make war |  | with |

αυτων |  | εν |  | τη |  | ρομφαια |  | του |  | στοματος |  | μου |  |
them |  | with |  | the |  | sword |  | ♦ |  | of my mouth. |  | ♦ |  |

| 17 | ο |  | εχων |  | ους |  | ακουσατω |  | τι |  | το |  | πνευμα |  | λεγει |  | ταις |  | εκκλησιαις |
|  | He that |  | has |  | an ear, |  | let him hear |  | what |  | the |  | Spirit |  | says |  | to the |  | assemblies. |

τω |  | νικωντι |  | δωσω |  | αυτω |  | φαγειν |  | απο |  | του |  | μαννα |  | του |  | κεκρυμμενου |
To him that |  | overcomes, |  | I will give |  | to him |  | to eat |  | of |  | the |  | manna 2 |  | ♦ |  | hidden; 1 |

και |  | δωσω |  | αυτω |  | ψηφον |  | λευκην |  | και |  | επι |  | την |  | ψηφον |  | ονομα |  | καινον |
and |  | I will give |  | to him |  | a pebble 2 |  | white, 1 |  | and |  | on |  | the |  | pebble |  | a name 2 |  | new 1 |

γεγραμμενον |  | ο |  | ουδεις |  | εγνω |  | ει |  | μη |  | ο |  | λαμβανων |  |
written, |  | which |  | no one |  | knew |  | except |  | ♦ |  | he who |  | receives [it]. |  |

| 18 | και |  | τω |  | αγγελω |  | της |  | εν |  | θυατειροις |  | εκκλησιας |  | γραψον |  | ταδε |  | λεγει |
|  | And |  | to |  | angel |  | of the |  | in 2 |  | Thyatira 3 |  | assembly 1 |  | write: |  | These things |  | says |

ο |  | υιος |  | του |  | θεου |  | ο |  | εχων |  | τους |  | οφθαλμους |  | αυτου |  | ως |  | φλογα |  | πυρος |
the |  | Son |  | ♦ |  | of God, |  | he who |  | has |  | ♦ |  | eyes 2 |  | his 1 |  | as |  | a flame |  | of fire, |

και |  | οι |  | ποδες |  | αυτου |  | ομοιοι |  | χαλκολιβανω |  |
and |  | his feet |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | like |  | fine brass. |  |

| 19 | οιδα |  | σου |  | τα |  | εργα |  | και |  | την |  | αγαπην |  | και |  | την |  | διακονιαν |  | και |  | την |  | πιστιν |  | και
|  | I know |  | thy |  | ♦ |  | works, |  | and |  | ♦ |  | love, |  | and |  | ♦ |  | service, |  | and |  | ♦ |  | faith, |  | and

| την |  | υπομονην |  | σου |  | και |  | τα |  | εργα |  | σου |  | και |  | τα |  | εσχατα |  | πλειονα |  | των |
| ♦ |  | endurance 2 |  | thy, 1 |  | and |  | ♦ |  | works 2 |  | thy, 1 |  | and |  | the |  | last [to be] |  | more |  | than the |

πρωτων |  |
first. |  |

| 20 | αλλ |  | εχω |  | κατα |  | σου |  | ολιγα |  | οτι |  | εας |  | την |  | γυναικα |  | ιεζαβηλ |
|  | But |  | I have |  | against |  | thee |  | a few things |  | that |  | thou sufferest |  | the |  | woman |  | Jezebel, |

την |  | λεγουσαν |  | εαυτην |  | προφητιν |  | διδασκειν |  | και |  | πλανασθαι |  | εμους |
her who |  | calls |  | herself |  | a prophetess, |  | to teach |  | and |  | to mislead |  | my |

δουλους |  | πορνευσαι |  | και |  | ειδωλοθυτα |  | φαγειν |  |
bondmen |  | to commit fornication |  | and |  | things 3 sacrificed 4 to 5 idols 6 |  | to 1 eat. 2 |  |

| 21 | και |  | εδωκα |  | αυτη |  | χρονον |  | ινα |  | μετανοηση |  | εκ |  | της |  | πορνειας |
|  | And |  | I gave |  | her |  | time |  | that |  | she might repent |  | of |  | her fornication; |  | ♦ |

αυτης |  | και |  | ου |  | μετενοησεν |  |
♦ |  | and |  | she repented not. |  | ♦ |  |

| 22 | ιδου |  | εγω |  | βαλλω |  | αυτην |  | εις |  | κλινην |  | και |  | τους |  | μοιχευοντας |  | μετ |  | αυτης
|  | Lo |  | I |  | cast |  | her |  | into |  | a bed, |  | and |  | those who |  | commit adultery |  | with |  | her

| εις |  | θλιψιν |  | μεγαλην |  | εαν |  | μη |  | μετανοησωσιν |  | εκ |  | των |  | εργων |  | αυτων |  |
| into |  | tribulation 2 |  | great, 1 |  | except |  | ♦ |  | they should repent |  | of |  | ♦ |  | works 2 |  | their. 1 |  |

| 23 | και |  | τα |  | τεκνα |  | αυτης |  | αποκτενω |  | εν |  | θανατω |  | και |  | γνωσονται |  | πασαι |
|  | And |  | her children |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | I will kill |  | with |  | death; |  | and |  | shall 4 know 5 |  | all 1 |

αι |  | εκκλησιαι |  | οτι |  | εγω |  | ειμι |  | ο |  | ερευνων |  | νεφρους |  | και |  | καρδιας |  | και |
the 2 |  | assemblies 3 |  | that |  | I |  | am |  | he who |  | searches |  | reins |  | and |  | hearts; |  | and |

δωσω |  | υμιν |  | εκαστω |  | κατα |  | τα |  | εργα |  | υμων |  |
I will give |  | to you |  | each |  | according to |  | ♦ |  | works 2 |  | your. 1 |  |

| 24 | υμιν |  | δε |  | λεγω |  | και |  | λοιποις |  | τοις |  | εν |  | θυατειροις |  | οσοι |  | ουκ |
|  | But to you |  | ♦ |  | I say, |  | and |  | to [the] rest |  | who [are] |  | in |  | Thyatira, |  | as many as |  | have not |

εχουσιν |  | την |  | διδαχην |  | ταυτην |  | και |  | οιτινες |  | ουκ |  | εγνωσαν |  | τα |  | βαθη |
♦ |  | this teaching, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | who |  | knew not |  | ♦ |  | the |  | depths |

του |  | σατανα |  | ως |  | λεγουσιν |  | ου |  | βαλω |  | εφ |  | υμας |  | αλλο |  | βαρος |  |
♦ |  | of Satan, |  | as |  | they say; |  | not 3 |  | I 1 will 2 cast 4 |  | upon |  | you |  | any other |  | burden; |  |

| 25 | πλην |  | ο |  | εχετε |  | κρατησατε |  | αχρις |  | ου |  | αν |  | ηξω |  |
|  | but |  | what |  | ye have |  | held fast |  | till |  | I shall come. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 26 | και |  | ο |  | νικων |  | και |  | ο |  | τηρων |  | αχρι |  | τελους |  | τα |  | εργα |  | μου |
|  | And |  | he that |  | overcomes, |  | and |  | he that |  | keeps |  | until |  | [the] end |  | my works, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

δωσω |  | αυτω |  | εξουσιαν |  | επι |  | των |  | εθνων |  |
I will give |  | to him |  | authority |  | over |  | the |  | nations, |  |

| 27 | και |  | ποιμανει |  | αυτους |  | εν |  | ραβδω |  | σιδηρα |  | ως |  | τα |  | σκευη |  | τα |
|  | and |  | he shall shepherd |  | them |  | with |  | rod 3 |  | an 1 iron, 2 |  | as |  | ♦ |  | vessels |  | of pottery |

κεραμικα |  | συντριβεται |  | ως |  | καγω |  | ειληφα |  | παρα |  | του |  | πατρος |  | μου |  |
♦ |  | are broken in pieces; |  | as |  | I also |  | have received |  | from |  | my Father; |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 28 | και |  | δωσω |  | αυτω |  | τον |  | αστερα |  | τον |  | πρωινον |  |
|  | and |  | I will give |  | to him |  | the |  | star 2 |  | ♦ |  | morning. 1 |  |

| 29 | ο |  | εχων |  | ους |  | ακουσατω |  | τι |  | το |  | πνευμα |  | λεγει |  | ταις |  | εκκλησιαις |  |
|  | He that |  | has |  | an ear, |  | let him hear |  | what |  | the |  | Spirit |  | says |  | to the |  | assemblies. |  |