"Pergamus, a city of Mysia, in Asia Minor, Rev. 1:11; 2:12*. See PhotoGuide."
Definition and meaning
Pergamus, a city of Mysia, in Asia Minor, Rev. 1:11; 2:12*. See PhotoGuide.
In the original Greek the word is written: Πέργαμος
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of pergamos (G4010) across the King James Bible.
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
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Common questions
Strong's G4010 (pergamos) is a Greek word that means: Pergamus, a city of Mysia, in Asia Minor, Rev. 1:11; 2:12*. See PhotoGuide. It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word pergamos (G4010) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4010 is pergamos, a Greek word defined as: Pergamus, a city of Mysia, in Asia Minor, Rev. 1:11; 2:12*. See PhotoGuide.. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pergamos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.