Revelation 1:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ω, ἀρχὴ καὶ τέλος, λέγει ὁ Κύριος, ὁ ὢν, καὶ ὁ ἦν, καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ὁ Παντοκράτωρ.

Transliteration

Egō eimi the Alpha and the Ō, archē and telos, legei the Kyrios, the one ōn, and the one who ēn, and the one erchomenos, the Pantokratōr.

Grammar Details

*Egō eimi*: present active indicative, 1st singular with pronoun - I am
*Alpha*: nominative, neuter, singular - Alpha (first letter of Greek alphabet)
*Ō*: nominative, neuter, singular - Omega (last letter of Greek alphabet)
*archē*: nominative, feminine, singular - beginning
*telos*: nominative, neuter, singular - end
*legei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - says
*Kyrios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Lord
*ōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being/is
*ēn*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was
*erchomenos*: present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - coming
*Pantokratōr*: nominative, masculine, singular - Almighty

Word Meanings

*archē*: beginning/origin/first cause
*telos*: end/goal/purpose
*Kyrios*: Lord/Master
*Pantokratōr*: Almighty/All-powerful/Ruler of All

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 44:6 : 6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Rev 21:6 : 6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Isa 43:10 : 10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Rev 22:13 : 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Isa 48:12 : 12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Isa 41:4 : 4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
Rev 1:4 : 4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
Rev 1:17 : 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Rev 4:8 : 8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
Rev 11:17 : 17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
Isa 9:6 : 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Rev 2:8 : 8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
Rev 16:14 : 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Rev 19:15 : 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Rev 21:22 : 22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
2 Cor 6:18 : 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Gen 49:25 : 25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
Exod 6:3 : 3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

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