Greek word · G4667

Σμύρνα

smyrna

Smyrna

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

Σμύρνα (T, Ζμ-; B1., § 3, 9), -ας, ἡ

Smyrna, an Ionian city on the Ægean: Revelation 1:11 2:8.†

Ζμύρνα, -ης, ἡ,

Revelation 1:11 2:8 T, for Σμ-, which see (cf. B1., § 3, 9; Mayser, 204).†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Revelation · 2

  1. Revelation 1:11 Σμύρναν Smyrna

    saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

    Here: A port about 35 miles north of Ephesus and a long-standing loyal ally of Rome. Modern İzmir.

  2. Revelation 2:8 Σμύρνῃ Smyrna

    To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

    Here: A large, wealthy port city on the Aegean coast of the Roman province of Asia, about 35 miles north of Ephesus (modern İzmir). The name is also the ordinary Greek word for myrrh.

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