Patmos
Patmos is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea where the apostle John was exiled and received the visions recorded in the Book of Revelation.
The name Patmos means “mortal”
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Summary
A location only mentioned at Revelation 1:9; only referred to as Patmos (Πάτμος).
Location
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 37.325° N, 26.542° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ΠάτμοςPatmos
Mentions
- I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.