Word Study for G4667 (Σμύρνα)

Smýrna /smoor'-nah/ Ask about this word

MeaningSmyrna, a place in Asia Minor

KJV usageSmyrna.

Word Study

In depth

A plain-language study of Smýrna — the range of meaning it carries, how Scripture actually uses it, and where it points. Written for readers who don’t know the original language.

Core Meaning & Semantic Range

The Greek word Smýrna, represented by G4667, refers to Smyrna, a place in Asia Minor. This word appears only 1 time in 1 unique verse in the entire Bible. Its biblical significance is tied exclusively to its identity as one of the seven specific locations addressed in the book of Revelation.

Biblical Occurrences & Contextual Analysis

The sole scriptural appearance of G4667 is in the introductory vision of the book of Revelation. John is commanded to write what he sees in a book and send it to the seven churches in Asia. Smyrna is listed as the second recipient of this divine message, placing it in a select group of early Christian communities being directly addressed Revelation 1:11.

Related Words & Concepts

Several related words help to establish the context of Smyrna:

G1577 ekklēsía (a religious congregation... church): This word identifies the community in Smyrna as a church, one of the seven that were the intended audience for the book of Revelation Revelation 1:11.
G773 Asía (Asia, i.e. Asia Minor): This specifies the geographical location of Smyrna. The message was sent to the seven churches which are in Asia Revelation 1:11.
G2181 Éphesos (Ephesus, a city of Asia Minor): This city is listed immediately before Smyrna, establishing the specific group to which the church at Smyrna belonged Revelation 1:11.
G4010 Pérgamos (fortified; Pergamus, a place in Asia Minor): Listed directly after Smyrna, Pergamos further defines the unique collective of seven churches addressed in Revelation Revelation 1:11.

Theological Significance

The theological weight of G4667 is derived entirely from its inclusion in the list of the seven churches of Revelation.

Recipient of Prophetic Word: The city of Smyrna is significant because its church G1577 was chosen as a direct recipient of the apocalyptic vision given to John Revelation 1:11.
A Member of the Seven Churches: Its identity is inseparable from the other six churches: Éphesos G2181, Pérgamos G4010, Thyáteira G2363, Sárdeis G4554, Philadélpheia G5359, and Laodíkeia G2993. This grouping marks Smyrna as part of a complete and specific spiritual body to which God is speaking.

Summary

In summary, G4667 Smýrna is a proper noun for a city whose biblical importance is focused and singular. It is known exclusively as the location of one of the seven churches in Asia G773 to whom the book of Revelation was sent. Its significance is not in a broad conceptual meaning, but in its specific role as a named recipient of divine revelation within a key prophetic text.

How the KJV Renders It

Translation

Strong’s lists one rendering for this word. It is counted from the King James text of the tagged verses — the number is how many of them use it. Select it to filter the occurrences below.

Grammatical Forms

Morphology

In the Greek New Testament, this word appears as a noun across 2 occurrences, inflected in 2 grammatical forms — each row is one form, and the bar is how often it is that form. Select any form to read what each part of its name means, and to filter the occurrence list to it. These are this word’s own inflections, not words built from it — for those, see Related Words.

Σμύρναν
Σμύρνῃ

Related Words

2 entries in Strong’s name this word as their origin. These are its derivatives — a different relationship from the inflected forms above, which are this same word bent by grammar.

Other entries the study above points to — each one is drawn from a reference it makes. Follow the trail to see how the words connect.

Theographic Context

Context

The people, places, and span of history the verses containing this word touch on — drawn from the theographic tagging of Scripture. Select any name to isolate its verses in the occurrence list.

Biblical Distribution

Distribution

1 verse, all in Revelation — and none of the other 26 New Testament books.

Every Occurrence

Concordance

Every verse where the word is tagged in the King James text. Filter by book, by the English word the translators chose, by grammatical form, or search within the verses.

Sources. Definition and numbering: James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890). Morphology: STEPBible / Tyndale House (CC BY). Verse tagging: the King James text keyed to Strong’s numbers. Every count on this page is computed from the tagged corpus, not estimated.