New American Standard Bible 1995

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'I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
I know to have seen or perceived, hence to know H3609    
where where? Adv H4226 ποῦ pou
you dwell, to inhabit, to settle V-PIA-3S H2730 κατοικεῖς katoikeis
where where Adv H3699 ὅπου opou
Satan's the adversary, Satan, i.e. the devil N-NMS H4567 Σατανᾶ satana
Analysis:
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throne a throne N-NMS H2362 θρόνος thronos
is; and you hold fast to be strong, rule V-PIA-2S H2902 κρατεῖς krateis
My name, a name, authority, cause N-ANS H3686 ὄνομα onoma
and did not deny to deny, say no V-AIM-2S H720 ἠρνήσω ērnēsō
My faith faith, faithfulness N-AFS H4102 πίστιν pistin
even and, even, also Conj H2532 καὶ kai
in the days day N-DFP H2250 ἡμέραις ēmerais
of Antipas, Antipas, a Christian of Pergamum N-NMS H493 Ἀντιπᾶς antipas
Analysis:
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My witness, a witness N-NMS H3144 μάρτυς martus
My faithful one, faithful, reliable Adj-NMS H4103 πίστος pistos
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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who usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-NMS H3739 ὃς os
was killed to kill V-AIP-3S H615 ἀπεκτάνθη apektanthē
among from beside, by the side of, by, beside Prep H3844 παρ’ par
you, where where Adv H3699 ὅπου opou
Satan the adversary, Satan, i.e. the devil N-NMS H4567 Σατανᾶς satanas
Analysis:
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dwells. to inhabit, to settle V-PIA-3S H2730 κατοικεῖ katoikei

People

Antipas

Antipas, a Christian of Pergamum

Satan

Satan.

satan

adversary, also the name of the superhuman adversary of God

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New American Standard Bible 1995 'I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
King James Bible 'I I know thy works, and where you dwell, thou dwellest, even where Satan's throne is; seat is: and you hold thou holdest fast My my name, and did hast not deny My faith denied my faith, even in the those days of Antipas, My witness, My wherein Antipas was my faithful one, martyr, who was killed slain among you, where Satan dwells.dwelleth.
Berean Bible 'I I know where you dwell, where Satan's the throne of Satan is; and you hold fast to My name, and did you have not deny denied My faith faith, even in the days of Antipas, Antipas My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
Hebrew Greek English 'I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.