Smurna identifies the place named among the seven assemblies and as the location of an assembly.

The term identifies the place named in the list of seven assemblies and the place where an assembly is located.

1. Place named in assembly addresses · dominant

   In Revelation 1:11, the accusative singular form occurs in the instruction to send a scroll to seven assemblies; the APB renders the list with “to Smyrna.” In Revelation 2:8, the dative singular form occurs in the address to the angel of the assembly in that place; the APB renders “the assembly in Smyrna.”

   Revelation 1:11Revelation 2:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “to Smyrna” in the list of assemblies in Revelation 1:11 and as “in Smyrna” for an assembly’s location in Revelation 2:8. These renderings reflect the verse clauses.