Revised Literal Translation
Revelation 17
1AndΚαὶKaiG2532there cameἦλθενēlthenG2064oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐκekG1537theG3588G32sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG3588G32which hadἐχόντωνechontōnG3588G2192theG3588G5357sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033vialsG3588G5357,andκαὶkaiG2532talkedἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meG1473,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004unto meG1473,Come hitherδεῦρο,deuroG1204;I will shewδείξωdeixōG1166unto theeσοιsoiG4771the judgmentκρίμαkrimaG3588G2917of the greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3588G3173whoreπόρνηςpornēsG3588G4204that sittethκαθημένηςkathēmenēsG3588G2521uponἐπὶepiG1909manyπολλῶν,pollōnG3588G4183watersὑδάτωνhudatōnG3588G5204:
2οἱhoiG3588Withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326whomἧςhēsG3739the kingsβασιλεῖς τῆςbasileis tēsG3588G935of the earthγῆς, οἱgēs hoiG3588G1093have committed fornicationἐπόρνευσανeporneusanG4203,andκαὶkaiG2532the inhabitantsκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730of the earthτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588G1093have been made drunkἐμεθύσθησανemethusthēsanG3182withἐκekG1537the wineτοῦ οἴνουtou oinouG3588G3631of herαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846fornicationτῆς πορνείαςtēs porneiasG3588G4202.
3SoΚαὶKaiG2532he carriedἀπήνεγκένapēnegkenG667meG1473awayinἐνenG1722the spiritπνεύματι.pneumatiG4151intoεἰςeisG1519the wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048:andκαὶkaiG2532I sawG3708a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135sitκαθημένηνkathēmenēnG2521uponἐπὶepiG1909a scarlet colouredκόκκινονkokkinonG2847beastθηρίονthērionG2342,fullγέμονταgemontaG1073of namesὀνόματαonomataG3686of blasphemyβλασφημίας,blasphēmiasG988,havingἔχωνechōnG2192sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776andκαὶkaiG2532tenδέκα.dekaG1176hornsκέραταkerataG2768.
4AndκαὶkaiG2532the womanγυνὴgunēG3588G1135wasἦνēnG1510arrayed inπεριβεβλημένηperibeblēmenēG4016purpleG4209andκαὶkaiG2532scarlet colourκόκκινονkokkinonG2847,andκαὶkaiG2532deckedκεχρυσωμένηkechrusōmenēG5558with goldG5557andκαὶkaiG2532preciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093stonesλίθῳlithōG3037andκαὶkaiG2532pearlsμαργαρίταις,margaritaisG3135,havingἔχουσαechousaG2192a goldenχρυσοῦνchrusounG5552cupποτήριονpotērionG4221inἐνenG1722herαὐτῆςautēsG846handχειρὶcheiriG3588G5495fullγέμονgemonG1073of abominationsβδελυγμάτωνbdelugmatōnG946andκαὶkaiG2532filthinessG168of herαὐτῆς.autēsG846fornicationπορνείαςporneiasG4202:
5τὸtoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532uponἐπὶepiG1909herαὐτῆςautēsG846foreheadμέτωπον ἡmetōpon hēG3588G3359wasa nameὄνομαonomaG3686writtenγεγραμμένον,gegrammenonG1125,MYSTERYμυστήριον,mustērionG3466,BABYLONΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897THE GREATμεγάλη,megalēG3173,THE MOTHERἡ μήτηρhē mētērG3588G3384OF HARLOTSτῶν πορνῶνtōn pornōnG3588G4204ANDκαὶkaiG2532ABOMINATIONSτῶν βδελυγμάτωνtōn bdelugmatōnG3588G946OF THE EARTHτῆς γῆς.tēs gēsG3588G1093.
6τὴνtēnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532I sawG3708the womanγυναῖκα τοῦgunaika touG3588G1135drunkenμεθύουσανmethuousanG3184withἐκekG1537the bloodαἵματος τῶνaimatos tōnG3588G129of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,andκαὶkaiG2532withἐκekG1537the bloodτοῦ αἵματοςtou aimatosG3588G129of the martyrsτῶν μαρτύρωνtōn marturōnG3588G3144of JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:andκαὶkaiG2532when I sawG3708herαὐτὴνautēnG846,I wonderedἐθαύμασαethaumasaG2296with greatμέγα.megaG3173astonishmentθαῦμαthaumaG2295.
7AndκαὶkaiG2532the angelἄγγελος·angelosG3588G32said untoG3004meG1473,WhereforeδιὰdiaG1223didst thou marvelἐθαύμασας;ethaumasasG2296?IG1473will tellG2046theeσοιsoiG4771the mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3588G3466of the womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG3588G1135,andκαὶkaiG2532of the beastθηρίουthēriouG3588G2342that carriethβαστάζοντοςbastazontosG3588G941herαὐτὴνautēnG846,whichτίtiG5101hathἔχοντοςechontosG3588G2192theG3588G2776sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG3588G2776andκαὶkaiG2532tenδέκαdekaG1176hornsκέρατα.¶kerataG3588G2768.
8The beastΤὸ θηρίονTo thērionG3588G2342thatG3739thou sawestG3708wasG1510,andG2532isG1510notοὐκoukG3756;andG2532shallμέλλειmelleiG3195ascendἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305outἐκekG1537of the abyssτῆς ἀβύσσουtēs abussouG3588G12,andG2532goὑπάγει.hupageiG5217intoεἰςeisG1519perditionἀπώλειανapōleianG684:andG2532they that dwellοἱ κατοικοῦντεςhoi katoikountesG3588G2730onἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆς,tēs gēsG3588G1093shall wonderθαυμασθήσονταιthaumasthēsontaiG2296,whoseG3739namesτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588G3686wereG1125notοὐouG3756writtenG1125inἐπὶepiG1909the bookτὸ βιβλίονto biblionG3588G975of lifeτῆς ζωῆςtēs zōēsG3588G2222fromἀπὸapoG575the foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,when they beholdβλεπόντωνblepontōnG991the beastτὸ θηρίονto thērionG3588G2342thatG3739G5100wasG1510,andG2532isG1510notοὐκoukG3756,and yetG2539isG1510.
9ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588And hereὧδεhōdeG5602isthe mindνοῦς αἱnous haiG3588G3563which hathἔχωνechōnG2192wisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678.The sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033headsκεφαλαὶkephalaiG2776areεἰσίν,eisinG1510sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033mountainsὄρηorēG3735,ὅπουhopouG3699onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909whichαὐτῶν.autōnG846the womanἡ γυνὴhē gunēG3588G1135sittethκάθηταιkathētaiG2521.
10οἱhoiG3588ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588AndG2532there areG1510sevenG2033kingsG935:fiveπέντεpenteG4002are fallenἔπεσαν,epesanG4098,andG2532oneεἷςheisG1520isG1510, andthe otherἄλλοςallosG243is not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeἦλθεν·ēlthenG2064;andG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752heαὐτὸνautonG846comethἔλθῃ,elthēG2064,he mustδεῖdeiG1163continueμεῖναι.¶meinaiG3306a short spaceὀλίγονoligonG3641.
11τὸtoG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532the beastθηρίον τῶνthērion tōnG3588G2342thatὃhoG3739wasἦνēnG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532isἔστιν,estinG1510notοὐκoukG3756,evenκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510the eighthὄγδοόςogdoosG3590,andκαὶkaiG2532isἐστινestinG1510ofἐκekG1537the sevenἑπτάheptaG2033,andκαὶkaiG2532goethὑπάγει.hupageiG5217intoεἰςeisG1519perditionἀπώλειανapōleianG684.
12τὰtaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532the tenδέκαdekaG1176hornsκέραταkerataG2768whichἃhaG3739thou sawestG3708areεἰσιν,eisinG1510tenδέκαdekaG1176kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983noG3768kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932as yetοὔπωoupōG3768;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849asὡςhōsG5613kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935oneμίανmianG1520hourὥρανhōranG5610withμετὰmetaG3326the beastτοῦ θηρίου.tou thēriouG3588G2342.
14TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778shall make warπολεμήσουσιν,polemēsousinG4170withμετὰmetaG3326the Lambτοῦ ἀρνίουtou arniouG3588G721,andκαὶkaiG2532the Lambτὸ ἀρνίονto arnionG3588G721shall overcomeνικήσειnikēseiG3528themαὐτούς,autousG846:forὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστὶνestinG1510LordκύριοςkuriosG2962of lordsκυρίωνkuriōnG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of kingsβασιλέων,basileōnG935:andκαὶkaiG2532they that areοἱhoiG3588withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846arecalledκλητοὶklētoiG2822,andκαὶkaiG2532chosenἐκλεκτοὶeklektoiG1588,andκαὶkaiG2532faithfulπιστοί.¶pistoiG4103.
15AndΚαὶKaiG2532he saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto meG1473,The watersτὰ ὕδαταta hudataG3588G5204whichἃhaG3739thou sawestG3708,whereοὗhouG3757the whoreἡ πόρνηhē pornēG3588G4204sittethκάθηται,kathētaiG2521,areεἰσὶνeisinG1510peoplesλαοὶlaoiG2992,andκαὶkaiG2532multitudesὄχλοιochloiG3793,andκαὶkaiG2532nationsἔθνηethnēG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532tonguesγλῶσσαι.glōssaiG1100.
16τὰtaG3588AndG2532the tenδέκαdekaG1176hornsκέραταkerataG2768whichἃhaG3739thou sawestG3708uponG1909the beastτὸ θηρίον,to thērionG3588G2342,theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778shall hateμισήσουσινmisēsousinG3404the whoreτὴν πόρνηνtēn pornēnG3588G4204,andG2532shall makeποιήσουσινpoiēsousinG4160herαὐτὴνautēnG846desolateἠρημωμένηνērēmōmenēnG2049andG2532nakedγυμνὴνgumnēnG1131,andG2532shall eatφάγονταιphagontaiG5315herαὐτῆςautēsG846fleshτὰς σάρκαςtas sarkasG3588G4561,andG2532burnκατακαύσουσινkatakausousinG2618herαὐτὴνautēnG846withἐνenG1722fireπυρί.puriG4442.
17ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063GodθεὸςtheosG2316hath putἔδωκενedōkenG1325inεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsτὰς καρδίαςtas kardiasG3588G2588to fulfilποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160hisαὐτοῦautouG846willτὴν γνώμηνtēn gnōmēnG3588G1106,andκαὶkaiG2532to agreeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160,μίανmianG1520γνώμηνgnōmēnG1106andκαὶkaiG2532giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325theirαὐτῶνautōnG846kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588G932unto the beastτῷ θηρίῳtō thēriōG3588G2342,untilἄχριachriG891the wordsοἱhoiG3588G4487of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588G2316shall be fulfilledτελεσθήσονταιtelesthēsontaiG5055.
18ἡhēG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532the womanγυνὴ ἡgunē hēG3588G1135whichἣνhēnG3739thou sawestG3708isἔστινestinG1510that greatμεγάληmegalēG3173cityπόλις ἡpolis hēG3588G4172,whichἔχουσαechousaG2192reignethβασιλείανbasileianG932overἐπὶepiG1909the kingsἡ βασιλέωνhē basileōnG3588G935of the earthτῶν γῆς.¶tōn gēsG3588G1093.τῆςtēsG3588
Commentaries on Revelation 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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