Revelation 17:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”
Revelation 17:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Revelation 17:520 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τὸtothe
μέτωπονmetōponforehead
αὐτῆςautēshe / she / it / same
ὄνομαonomacalled, (+
sur-)name(-d)
γεγραμμένονgegrammenondescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
μυστήριονmystērionmystery
ΒαβυλὼνBabylōnBabylon
ἡhēthe
μεγάληmegalē(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
ἡhēthe
μήτηρmētērmother
τῶνtōnthe
πορνῶνpornōnharlot, whore
καὶkaiand / also
τῶνtōnthe
βδελυγμάτωνbdelygmatōnabomination
τῆςtēsthe
γῆςgēscountry, earth(-ly), ground
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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