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Revelation 17:16 — King James Version← Study notes

And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.


Revelation 17:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 17:1629 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
τὰta
thearticleG3588
δέκαdeka
tenadjectiveG1176
κέραταkerata
hornsnounG2768
ha
thatrelative pronounG3739
εἶδεςeides
behold, perceive, seeverbG3708
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὸto
thearticleG3588
θηρίονthērion
beastnounG2342
οὗτοιhoutoi
thesedemonstrativeG3778
μισήσουσιmisēsousi
will hateverbG3404
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
πόρνηνpornēn
prostitutenounG4204
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἠρημωμένηνērēmōmenēn
you sawverbG1492
ποιήσουσινpoiēsousin
they will makeverbG4160
αὐτὴνautēn
herpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
γυμνήνgymnēn
nakedadjectiveG1131
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
σάρκαςsarkas
fleshnounG4561
αὐτῆςautēs
of herpronounG846
φάγονταιphagontai
devour, eat, liveverbG2068
καὶkai
and / alsowordG2532
αὐτὴνautēn
herpronounG846
κατακαύσουσινkatakausousin
they will burnverbG2618
ἐνen
withprepositionG1722
πυρίpyri
firenounG4442
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 17:16

“These shall hate the whore, to wit, the city, and shall burn her flesh with fire.” Now that one of the heads was, as it were, slain to death, and that the stroke of his death was directed, he speaks of Nero. For it is plain that when the cavalry sent by the senate was pursuing him, he himself cut his throat. Him therefore, when raised up, God will send as a worthy king, but worthy in such a way as the Jews merited. And since he is to have another name, He shall also appoint…

Victorinus of Pettau · 3rd century · Commentary on the Apocalypse
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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