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Pergamos

Biblical
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A city in Asia Minor praised and rebuked in Revelation for faith under persecution but tolerance of false teaching.

Detailed Definition
Pergamos (Revelation 2) housed Satan’s “throne.” In poetry, it symbolizes the tension between courageous faith and doctrinal compromise, the danger of syncretism in hostile environments, and the call to purity amid pressure.
Example
Example in poetry:
Pergamos—city with Satan’s throne (Rev. 2:12–13)—inspires apocalyptic poetry: “In Pergamos, Antipas bore witness where darkness throned”; A modern poem: “My Pergamos is the workplace where compromise whispers daily”; In a sonnet on fidelity: “Hold fast in Pergamos—do not deny My faith”; Historical verse: “Blessed Pergamos, where martyrdom crowned resistance.”
Additional Notes
Pergamos (Pergamum), a city in Asia Minor, is addressed in Revelation 2:12–17 as holding “Satan’s throne”—likely referencing its imperial cult and temple to Zeus. Jesus commends their faith under persecution (Antipas’ martyrdom) but rebukes tolerance of “Balaam’s teaching” and Nicolaitan practices. In poetry, Pergamos embodies the tension between steadfastness and compromise, the allure of syncretism in pluralistic societies, and the cost of confessing Christ in the shadow of empire; it invites verse on moral boundaries, witness under pressure, and the geography of spiritual warfare.
Also Known As
Pergamum
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