Strong G4010Πέργαμος
Pergamum
- Transliteration
- Pergamos
- Pronunciation
- per'-gam-os
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Location
Definition
From G4444; fortified;
Pergamus a place in Asia Minor: - Pergamos.
Pergamus a place in Asia Minor: - Pergamos.
Detailed definition
Πέργαμος, -ου, ἡ
(so Xen., Paus., al., but -ον, τό in Strabo, Polyb., and most writers, also in Inscr.; in NT the termination is uncertain)
Pergamum, a city of Mysia: Rev.1:11 2:12.†
(AS)
(so Xen., Paus., al., but -ον, τό in Strabo, Polyb., and most writers, also in Inscr.; in NT the termination is uncertain)
Pergamum, a city of Mysia: Rev.1:11 2:12.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Pergamum
A city in Asia Minor with a church
Pergamum was one of the seven churches of Asia addressed in the Book of Revelation, known for its faithfulness despite living in a city associated with Satan's throne.
In the Bible
Strong G4010 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pergamos2
First verses
- Revelation 1:11Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
- Revelation 2:12And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
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Detailed Greek dictionary
1. Pergamus , the citadel of Troy, [8th/7th c.BC (Iliad by Homer)]; τὸ Πριάμου Πέργαμον [Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)]; τὰ Πέργαμα [Refs 5th c.BC (Sophocles Tragicus), Refs 5th c.BC (Euripides)], etc.: —;then, any citadel , [6th/5th c.BC (Aeschulus Tragicus), Refs 5th c.BC (Euripides)]
2. also Περγαμία, [Refs 5th c.BC (Pindar)] (Middle Liddel)
2. also Περγαμία, [Refs 5th c.BC (Pindar)] (Middle Liddel)