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Revelation 17:7 — King James Version← Study notes

And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.


Revelation 17:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 17:730 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
εἶπένeipen
saidverbG3004
μοιmoi
to mepronounG1473
ho
thearticleG3588
ἄγγελοςangelos
angelnounG32
ΔιὰDia
Because ofprepositionG1223
τίti
whypronounG5100
ἐθαύμασαςethaumasas
did you marvel?verbG2296
ἐγὼegō
I myselfpronounG1473
ἐρῶerō
will tellverbG3004
σοιsoi
youpronounG4771
τὸto
thearticleG3588
μυστήριονmystērion
mysterynounG3466
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
γυναικὸςgynaikos
womannounG1135
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
θηρίουthēriou
beastnounG2342
τοῦtou
whoarticleG3588
βαστάζοντοςbastazontos
is carryingverbG941
αὐτήνautēn
herpronounG846
τοῦtou
whoarticleG3588
ἔχοντοςechontos
is havingverbG2192
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
ἑπτὰhepta
sevenadjectiveG2033
κεφαλὰςkephalas
headsnounG2776
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰta
thearticleG3588
δέκαdeka
tenadjectiveG1176
κέραταkerata
hornsnounG2768
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 17:7

“And I saw the woman herself sitting upon the scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy.” But to sit upon the scarlet beast, the author of murders, is the image of the devil. Where also is treated of his captivity, concerning which we have fully considered. I remember, indeed, that this is called Babylon also in the Apocalypse, on account of confusion; and in Isaiah also; and Ezekiel called it Sodom. In fine, if you compare what is said against Sodom, and what Isaiah…

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