Smyrna
Smyrna was one of the seven churches of Asia Minor addressed in the Book of Revelation, known for its persecution and poverty, yet faithful to Christ.
The name Smyrna means “myrrh”
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Summary
A location first mentioned at Revelation 1:11; referred to as Smyrna (Σμύρνα).
Location
- Identified as
- Izmir
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 38.419° N, 27.138° E
Glossary entries
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Mentions
- …saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
- To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.