Revelation 13:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.”

Revelation 13:18 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 13:1823 words

GreekMeaning

ὧδεhōde

HereadverbG5602

ἡhē

thearticleG3588

σοφίαsophia

wisdomnounG4678

ἐστίνestin

isverbG1510

ὁho

The onearticleG3588

ἔχωνechōn

havingverbG2192

νοῦνnoun

understandingnounG3563

ψηφισάτωpsēphisatō

he should countverbG5585

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

ἀριθμὸνarithmon

numbernounG706

τοῦtou

of thearticleG3588

θηρίουthēriou

beastnounG2342

ἀριθμὸςarithmos

numbernounG706

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou

a man’snounG444

ἐστίνestin

it isverbG1510

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ὁho

thearticleG3588

ἀριθμὸςarithmos

numbernounG706

αὐτοῦautou

of itpronounG846

ἑξακόσιοιhexakosioi

six hundredadjectiveG1812

ἑξήκονταhexēkonta

sixty(-fold), threescoreadjectiveG1835

ἕξhex

sixadjectiveG1803

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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Carlos RiveraNote2mo ago

The Number of the Beast

The number six hundred sixty-six represents a human name. John's readers would have understood who it referred to through gematria. But the point isn't decoding. It's that the beast is human, limited,...