Revelation 2:17

17The [one]ὁhavingἔχωνan earοὖςlet him hearἀκουσάτωwhatτίtheτὸSpiritπνεῦμαsaysλέγειto theταῖςchurchesἐκκλησίαις.The [one]τῷovercomingνικῶντιI will giveδώσωto himαὐτῷtheτοῦmannaμάννατοῦhaving been hiddenκεκρυμμένου,andκαὶI will giveδώσωto himαὐτῷstoneψῆφονwhiteλευκήν,andκαὶonἐπὶtheτὴνstoneψῆφονa nameὄνομαnewκαινὸνhaving been writtenγεγραμμένονwhichὃno oneοὐδεὶςhas knownοἶδενifεἰnotμὴthe [one]ὁreceiving [it]λαμβάνων.

The one having an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one overcoming, I will give to him the hidden manna, and I will give to him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows except the one receiving [it].

Vocab difficulty

59.8

Rare words

  • μάννα

    μάννα

    (Hebrew), manna, the supernatural food eaten by the Israelites in the desert: of spiritual food.

  • ψῆφον

    ψῆφος

    (a) a pebble, small stone, (b) hence, from their use in voting: a vote.