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OET interlinear REV 2:8

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. Καί
    2. kai
    3. And
    4. and but
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. PS
    10. Y96
    11. 156084
    1. τῷ
    2. ho
    3. to the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DMS
    7. ˱to˲ the
    8. ˱to˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156085
    1. ἀγγέλῳ
    2. aŋgelos
    3. messenger
    4. messenger
    5. 320
    6. N····DMS
    7. messenger
    8. angel
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156086
    1. τῷ
    2. ho
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····DMS
    7. ¬which
    8. ¬which
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 156087
    1. τῆς
    2. ho
    3. of the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156088
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156089
    1. Σμύρνῃ
    2. smurna
    3. Smurna
    4. Smyrna
    5. 46670
    6. N····DFS
    7. Smurna
    8. Smyrna
    9. U
    10. Location=Smyrna; Y96
    11. 156090
    1. Σμύρνης
    2. smurna
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 46670
    6. N····GFS
    7. Smurna
    8. Smyrna
    9. U
    10. Location=Smyrna
    11. 156091
    1. ἐκκλησίας
    2. ekklēsia
    3. assembly
    4. assembly's
    5. 15770
    6. N····GFS
    7. assembly
    8. assembly
    9. -
    10. Y96; F156121; F156142; F156144; F156146; F156155; F156161; F156163
    11. 156092
    1. Σμυρναίων
    2. smurnaios
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 46680
    6. S····GMP
    7. ˱of˲ Smyrnians
    8. ˱of˲ Smyrnians
    9. U
    10. -
    11. 156093
    1. γράψον
    2. grafō
    3. write
    4. write
    5. 11250
    6. VMAA2··S
    7. write
    8. write
    9. -
    10. Y96; R155558; Person=John2
    11. 156094
    1. Τάδε
    2. hode
    3. These things
    4. -
    5. 35920
    6. R····ANP
    7. these ‹things›
    8. these ‹things›
    9. D
    10. Y96
    11. 156095
    1. λέγει
    2. legō
    3. is saying
    4. -
    5. 30040
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. ˓is˒ saying
    8. ˓is˒ saying
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156096
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156097
    1. πρωτότοκος
    2. prōtotokos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 44160
    6. S····NMS
    7. firstborn
    8. firstborn
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 156098
    1. πρῶτος
    2. prōtos
    3. first
    4. first
    5. 44130
    6. S····NMS
    7. first
    8. first
    9. -
    10. Y96; F156107; F156174
    11. 156099
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156100
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156101
    1. ἔσχατος
    2. esχatos
    3. last
    4. -
    5. 20780
    6. S····NMS
    7. last
    8. last
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156102
    1. ὅς
    2. hos
    3. who
    4. -
    5. 37390
    6. R····NMS
    7. who
    8. who
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156103
    1. ἐγένετο
    2. ginomai
    3. became
    4. -
    5. 10960
    6. VIAM3··S
    7. became
    8. became
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156104
    1. νεκρός
    2. nekros
    3. dead
    4. -
    5. 34980
    6. S····NMS
    7. dead
    8. dead
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156105
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156106
    1. ἔζησεν
    2. zaō
    3. lived
    4. lived
    5. 21980
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. lived
    8. lived
    9. -
    10. Y96; R156099
    11. 156107

OET (OET-LV) And to_the messenger of_the in Smurna assembly write:
These things is_saying the first and the last, who became dead and lived:

OET (OET-RV) To the assembly’s messenger in Smyrna write:
¶ The one who’s the first and the last, who died but lived again, says these things:

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:8–11: Jesus spoke to the church at Smyrna

In this section, Jesus spoke to the people who believed in him at Smyrna. He saw that they were suffering and poor but strong in their faith. He saw that they were persecuted, and he encouraged them to continue following him. Lastly, he gave a promise for any believer who persevered in his faith.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

The Message to Smyrna (GNT)

Jesus gave a message for the church at Smyrna

Advice to the group of believers at Smyrna

Translate this heading as you did for the message to the church at Ephesus (2:1–7).

2:8a

To the angel of the church in Smyrna write:

To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: You should translate this introduction the same way you did in 2:1. You only need to change the name to Smyrna. You probably will not need to repeat the footnote of 2:1a here.

2:8b

These are the words of the First and the Last,

2:8b–c

These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life: These words are an introduction to the words in 2:9–11. You should translate the phrase These are the words of in a similar way to 2:1. Some of those ways here are:

This is the message from the one who is the first and the last, who died and lived again (GNT)

The message of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again, is this:

Jesus spoke these words about himself. He continues to speak in 2:9 with “I.” In some languages a literal translation would wrongly indicate that Jesus was talking about someone else here. If that is true in your language, indicate that Jesus spoke about himself. For example:

These are my words, and I am the First and the Last. I died and came to life again.

the First and the Last: The title the First and the Last indicates that Jesus existed before all things and will exist after everything in this world ends. This title implies that he is therefore greater than anyone or anything and has authority over everything. See how you translated this title in 1:17.

2:8c

who died and returned to life.

who died and returned to life: This clause further describes Jesus. He died on the cross and rose from the dead three days later. Other ways to translate this clause are:

the one who died and lived again

who died and lived again (GNT)

who was dead but is now alive (NLT)

There are similar words at 1:18 (“I was dead, and behold, now I am alive”).

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

καὶ τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐν Σμύρνῃ ἐκκλησίας γράψον: τάδε λέγει ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, ὃς ἐγένετο νεκρὸς καὶ ἔζησεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐν Σμύρνῃ ἐκκλησίας γράψον Τάδε λέγει ὁ πρῶτος καί ὁ ἔσχατος ὅς ἐγένετο νεκρός καί ἔζησεν)

If you translated the letter to Ephesus in verses 1–7 so that its main body was a simple direct quotation, you can continue to do that with each of the letters. Alternate translation: [Then Jesus told me to write to the angel of the church in Smyrna that the first and the last, who became dead but lived, said these things]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

τάδε λέγει ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, ὃς ἐγένετο νεκρὸς καὶ ἔζησεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐν Σμύρνῃ ἐκκλησίας γράψον Τάδε λέγει ὁ πρῶτος καί ὁ ἔσχατος ὅς ἐγένετο νεκρός καί ἔζησεν)

If you have decided to use the second person to translate these opening statements in which Jesus refers to himself in the third person, you can continue to do that here. Alternate translation: [I, Jesus, the first and the last, who became dead but lived, say these things]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος

the first the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐν Σμύρνῃ ἐκκλησίας γράψον Τάδε λέγει ὁ πρῶτος καί ὁ ἔσχατος ὅς ἐγένετο νεκρός καί ἔζησεν)

See how you translated the phrase The first and the last in [1:17](../01/17.md).

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

2:8 The seaport village of Smyrna had been destroyed and rebuilt several times. Like Christ, the city had been dead but was now alive. It is the only city of the seven that has survived to this day (Izmir, Turkey).

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. And
    2. and but
    3. 25320
    4. PS
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. PS
    10. Y96
    11. 156084
    1. to the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DMS
    7. ˱to˲ the
    8. ˱to˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156085
    1. messenger
    2. messenger
    3. 320
    5. aŋgelos
    6. N-····DMS
    7. messenger
    8. angel
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156086
    1. of the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156088
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156089
    1. Smurna
    2. Smyrna
    3. 46670
    4. U
    5. smurna
    6. N-····DFS
    7. Smurna
    8. Smyrna
    9. U
    10. Location=Smyrna; Y96
    11. 156090
    1. assembly
    2. assembly's
    3. 15770
    5. ekklēsia
    6. N-····GFS
    7. assembly
    8. assembly
    9. -
    10. Y96; F156121; F156142; F156144; F156146; F156155; F156161; F156163
    11. 156092
    1. write
    2. write
    3. 11250
    5. grafō
    6. V-MAA2··S
    7. write
    8. write
    9. -
    10. Y96; R155558; Person=John2
    11. 156094
    1. These things
    2. -
    3. 35920
    4. D
    5. hode
    6. R-····ANP
    7. these ‹things›
    8. these ‹things›
    9. D
    10. Y96
    11. 156095
    1. is saying
    2. -
    3. 30040
    5. legō
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. ˓is˒ saying
    8. ˓is˒ saying
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156096
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156097
    1. first
    2. first
    3. 44130
    5. prōtos
    6. S-····NMS
    7. first
    8. first
    9. -
    10. Y96; F156107; F156174
    11. 156099
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156100
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156101
    1. last
    2. -
    3. 20780
    5. esχatos
    6. S-····NMS
    7. last
    8. last
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156102
    1. who
    2. -
    3. 37390
    5. hos
    6. R-····NMS
    7. who
    8. who
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156103
    1. became
    2. -
    3. 10960
    5. ginomai
    6. V-IAM3··S
    7. became
    8. became
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156104
    1. dead
    2. -
    3. 34980
    5. nekros
    6. S-····NMS
    7. dead
    8. dead
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156105
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y96
    11. 156106
    1. lived
    2. lived
    3. 21980
    5. zaō
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. lived
    8. lived
    9. -
    10. Y96; R156099
    11. 156107

OET (OET-LV) And to_the messenger of_the in Smurna assembly write:
These things is_saying the first and the last, who became dead and lived:

OET (OET-RV) To the assembly’s messenger in Smyrna write:
¶ The one who’s the first and the last, who died but lived again, says these things:

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

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