Revised Version 1895

Revelation 17

1AndΚαὶKaiG2532thereG2033cameG2064oneεἷςheisG1520ofG1537theG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32thatG3004hadtheG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033bowlsφιάλαςphialasG5357,andκαὶkaiG2532spakewithμετ᾽met᾽G3326meG3004,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004,ComeG2064hither,IἐμοῦemouG1473willG4183shew theetheG3588judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917ofG1537theG3588greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173harlotπόρνηςpornēsG4204thatG3004sittethuponἐπὶepiG1909manyπολλῶν,pollōnG4183watersὑδάτωνhudatōnG5204;

2withG3326whomG3739theG3588kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935ofG1537theG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093committedἐπόρνευσανeporneusanG4203fornicationG4202,andκαὶkaiG2532theyG846thatG3739dwellκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730inG2730theG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093weremadeG3184drunkenwithG3326theG3588wineοἴνουoinouG3631ofG1537herG846fornicationG4202.

3AndG2532heG2532carriedG667meG1473awayἀπήνεγκένapēnegkenG667inἐνenG1722theG2532Spiritπνεύματι.pneumatiG4151intoεἰςeisG1519awildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048:andG2532IG1473sawG3708awomanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135sittingκαθημένηνkathēmenēnG2521uponἐπὶepiG1909a scarlet-colouredbeastθηρίονthērionG2342,fullγέμονταgemontaG1073ofG4151namesὀνόματαonomataG3686ofG4151blasphemyβλασφημίας,blasphēmiasG988,havingἔχωνechōnG2192sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776andG2532tenδέκα.dekaG1176hornsκέραταkerataG2768.

4AndκαὶkaiG2532theG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135wasἦνēnG1510arrayedinG1722purpleπορφυροῦνporphurounG4210andκαὶkaiG2532scarletκόκκινονkokkinonG2847,andκαὶkaiG2532deckedwithG1722goldχρυσίῳchrusiōG5553andκαὶkaiG2532preciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093stoneλίθῳlithōG3037andκαὶkaiG2532pearlsμαργαρίταις,margaritaisG3135,havingἔχουσαechousaG2192inG1722herG846handχειρὶcheiriG5495agoldenχρυσοῦνchrusounG5552cupποτήριονpotērionG4221fullγέμονgemonG1073ofG5495abominationsβδελυγμάτωνbdelugmatōnG946,evenκαὶkaiG2532theG3588uncleanἀκάθαρταakathartaG169thingsG846ofG5495herG846fornicationπορνείαςporneiasG4202,

5andκαὶkaiG2532uponG1909herαὐτῆςautēsG846foreheadμέτωπονmetōponG3359anameὄνομαonomaG3686writtenγεγραμμένον,gegrammenonG1125,MYSTERYμυστήριον,mustērionG3466,BABYLONΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897THEG3588GREATμεγάλη,megalēG3173,THEG3588MOTHERμήτηρmētērG3384OFG1909THEG3588HARLOTSπορνῶνpornōnG4204ANDκαὶkaiG2532OFG1909THEG3588ABOMINATIONSβδελυγμάτωνbdelugmatōnG946OFG1909THEG3588EARTHγῆς.gēsG1093.

6AndG2532IG2532sawG3708theτὴνtēnG3588womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135drunkenwithG1537theτοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofG1537theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,andG2532withG1537theτοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofG1537theτῶνtōnG3588martyrsofG1537JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424.AndG2532whenG2532IG2532sawG3708herαὐτὴνautēnG846,IG2532wonderedἐθαύμασαethaumasaG2296withG1537agreatμέγα.megaG3173wonderθαῦμαthaumaG2295.

7AndκαὶkaiG2532theG3588angelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidG3004untomeG3004, Wherefore didst thouwonderἐθαύμασας;ethaumasasG2296?IἐγὼegōG1473willG5101tellG3004theetheG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466ofG1223theG3588womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532ofG1223theG3588beastθηρίουthēriouG2342thatG3004carriethherαὐτὴνautēnG846,whichG5101haththeG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588tenδέκαdekaG1176hornsκέρατα.¶kerataG2768.

8TheG3588beastθηρίονthērionG2342thatG3754thou sawestwasG1510,andG2532isG1510notοὐκoukG3756;andG2532isG1510aboutG3195toG1519comeG3195upἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305outG1537ofG1537theG3588abyssἀβύσσουabussouG12,andG2532toG1519goὑπάγει.hupageiG5217intoG1519perditionἀπώλειανapōleianG684.AndG2532theyG3739thatG3754dwellκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730onG1909theG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093shallG2532wonderθαυμασθήσονταιthaumasthēsontaiG2296,theyG3739whoseG3739nameὄνομαonomaG3686hathnotοὐouG3756beenG1510writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125inG1519theG3588bookβιβλίονbiblionG975ofG1537lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222fromἀπὸapoG575theG3588foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602ofG1537theG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,whenG2532theyG3739beholdG3708theG3588beastθηρίονthērionG2342,howG3754thatG3754heG2532wasG1510,andG2532isG1510notοὐκoukG3756,andG2532shallG2532comeG3195.

9HereὧδεhōdeG5602isG1510theG3588mindνοῦςnousG3563whichG3699hathwisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678.TheG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033headsκεφαλαὶkephalaiG2776areG1510sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033mountainsὄρηorēG3735,onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909whichG3699theG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135sitteth:

10andG2532theyαὐτὸνautonG846areG1510sevenG2033kingsG935;theοἱhoiG3588fiveπέντεpenteG4002areG1510fallenἔπεσαν,epesanG4098,theὁhoG3588oneεἷςheisG1520isG1510,theὁhoG3588otherἄλλοςallosG243isG1510notG1510yetG2532comeG2064;andG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752heG2532cometh,heG2532mustcontinueμεῖναι.¶meinaiG3306aG1510littleὀλίγονoligonG3641whileG1510.

11AndG2532theτὸtoG3588beastθηρίονthērionG2342thatὃhoG3739wasG1510,andG2532isG1510notοὐκoukG3756,isG1510himselfαὐτὸςautosG846alsoG2532anG1510eighthὄγδοόςogdoosG3590,andG2532isG1510ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588sevenἑπτάheptaG2033;andG2532heG2532goethintoεἰςeisG1519perditionἀπώλειανapōleianG684.

12AndG2532theτὰtaG3588tenδέκαdekaG1176hornsκέραταkerataG2768thatG3739thou sawestareG1510tenδέκαdekaG1176kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935,whichG3739haveG1510receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983noG235kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932asG5613yetG2532;butG235theyG3739receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849asG5613kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935,withμετὰmetaG3326theτοῦtouG3588beastθηρίου.thēriouG2342,forG1520oneμίανmianG1520hourὥρανhōranG5610.

13TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778haveoneμίανmianG1520mindG2532,andG2532theyG846giveδιδόασιν.didoasinG1325theirG846powerδύναμινdunaminG1411andG2532authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849untotheG3588beastθηρίῳthēriōG2342.

14TheseG3778shallG3778warπολεμήσουσιν,polemēsousinG4170againstμετὰmetaG3326theG3588LambἀρνίουarniouG721,andG2532theG3588LambἀρνίονarnionG721shallG3778overcomeνικήσειnikēseiG3528themG846,forG3754heG2532isG1510LordG2962ofG2962lordsG2962,andG2532KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofG2962kingsβασιλέων,basileōnG935;andG2532theyG846alsoG2532shallG3778overcomeG3528thatG3754areG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himG846,calledκλητοὶklētoiG2822andG2532chosenἐκλεκτοὶeklektoiG1588andG2532faithfulπιστοί.¶pistoiG4103.

15AndG2532heG2532saith untomeλέγειlegeiG3004,TheτὰtaG3588watersὕδαταhudataG5204whichἃhaG3739thou sawest,whereοὗhouG3757theἡhēG3588harlotπόρνηpornēG4204sitteth,areεἰσὶνeisinG1510peoplesλαοὶlaoiG2992,andG2532multitudesὄχλοιochloiG3793,andG2532nationsἔθνηethnēG1484,andG2532tonguesγλῶσσαι.glōssaiG1100.

16AndκαὶkaiG2532theG3588tenδέκαdekaG1176hornsκέραταkerataG2768whichἃhaG3739thou sawest,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588beastθηρίον,thērionG2342,theseG3778shallG3778hateμισήσουσινmisēsousinG3404theG3588harlotπόρνηνpornēnG4204,andκαὶkaiG2532shallG3778makeποιήσουσινpoiēsousinG4160herαὐτὴνautēnG846desolateἠρημωμένηνērēmōmenēnG2049andκαὶkaiG2532nakedγυμνὴνgumnēnG1131,andκαὶkaiG2532shallG3778eatG2068herαὐτῆςautēsG846fleshσάρκαςsarkasG4561,andκαὶkaiG2532shallG3778burnκατακαύσουσινkatakausousinG2618herαὐτὴνautēnG846utterlywithἐνenG1722fireπυρί.puriG4442.

17ForγὰρgarG1063GodθεὸςtheosG2316didποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160putἔδωκενedōkenG1325inG1519theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588toG1519doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160hisαὐτοῦautouG846mindG2588,andG2532toG1519cometoG1519oneμίανmianG1520mindG2588,andG2532toG1519giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325theirαὐτῶνautōnG846kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932untotheG3588beastθηρίῳthēriōG2342,untilἄχριachriG891theG3588wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056ofG932Godθεοῦ.theouG2316shouldG2316beG2532accomplishedτελεσθήσονταιtelesthēsontaiG5055.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532theG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135whomG3739thou sawestisἔστινestinG1510theG3588greatμεγάληmegalēG3173cityπόλιςpolisG4172,whichG3739reignethoverἐπὶepiG1909theG3588kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935ofβασιλείανbasileianG932theG3588earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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