Revelation 22:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.”

Revelation 22:16 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 22:1626 words

GreekMeaning

ἘγὼEgō

I myselfpronounG1473

ἸησοῦςIēsous

JesusnounG2424

ἔπεμψαepempsa

sentverbG3992

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

ἄγγελόνangelon

angelnounG32

μουmou

I myselfpronounG1473

μαρτυρῆσαιmartyrēsai

to testifyverbG3140

ὑμῖνhymin

to youpronounG4771

ταῦταtauta

these thingsdemonstrativeG3778

ἐπὶepi

inprepositionG1909

ταῖςtais

thearticleG3588

ἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiais

churchesnounG1577

ἐγώegō

IpronounG1473

εἰμιeimi

amverbG1510

ἡhē

thearticleG3588

ῥίζαrhiza

rootnounG4491

καὶkai

andwordG2532

τὸto

thearticleG3588

γένοςgenos

offspringnounG1085

ΔαυίδDauid

of MinenounG3165

ὁho

thearticleG3588

ἀστὴρastēr

starnounG792

ὁho

thearticleG3588

λαμπρόςlampros

brightadjectiveG2986

ὁho

thearticleG3588

πρωϊνόςprōinos

morningadjectiveG4407

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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Omar HassanNote1mo ago

I Am the Root and Offspring

I'm a genealogist, and I trace families back centuries. I see the patterns - how traits pass down, how families branch and reconnect, how origins matter and descendants matter. Jesus saying he's both...