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Πέργαμος
Pergamos
G4010
N:N-F-L Greek

Pergamum

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Pergamos is the place named among the seven assemblies and as the location of an assembly's angel in Revelation.

The term functions as a place name: it is listed among the destinations for the scroll in Revelation 1:11 and identifies the location of an assembly in Revelation 2:12.

Senses in use

  1. Place named among the assemblies · dominant

    In Revelation 1:11, the accusative singular form occurs in the command to send the scroll to seven assemblies; the APB renders the list with “to Pergamum.” In Revelation 2:12, the dative singular form identifies the assembly's location; the APB renders “the assembly in Pergamum.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Revelation 1:11 and Revelation 2:12, the APB presents the place as “Pergamum,” first in a list of destinations and then in the phrase “the assembly in Pergamum.” The verse is read as a whole.

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