Strong's Lexicon
G3963 — Πάτμος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3963 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Πάτμος |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Patmos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pat'-mos |
| Meaning: | 1. Patmus, an islet in the Mediterranean |
| KJV Renderings: | Patmos |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Πάτμος, Πατμου, ἡ, Patmos, a small and rocky island in the Aegean Sea, reckoned as one of the Sporades (Thucydides 3, 33; Strabo 10, p. 488; Pliny, h. n. 4, 23); now called Patino or (chiefly in the middle ages (Howson)) Palmosa and having from four to five thousand Christian inhabitants (cf. Schubert, Raise in das Morgenland, Th. iii., pp. 425-443; Bleek, Vorless. üb. die Apokalypse, p. 157; Kneucker in Schenkel iv., p. 403f; (BB. DD. under the word)). In it John, the author of the Apocalypse, says the revelations were made to him of the approaching consummation of God’s kingdom: Rev 1:9. It has been held by the church, ever since the time of (Justin Martyr (dialog contra Trypho, § 81, p. 308 a. cf. Eusebius, h. e. 4, 18, 8; see Charteris, Canonicity, chapter 34:and note)and) Irenaeus adv. haer. 5, 30, that this John is the Apostle; see Ἰωάννης, 2 and 6.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Πάτμος (Patmos)
Revelation 1:9
- KJV: I John also your brother and companion in tribulation and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ was in the isle that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ
- GK: εγώ Ιωάννης ο αδελφός υμών και κοινωνός εν τη θλίψει και βασιλεία και υπομονή χριστώ Ιησού εγενόμην εν τη νήσω τη καλουμένη Πάτμω διά τον λόγον του θεού και διά την μαρτυρίαν Ιησού χριστού
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