Revelation 17:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.”
Revelation 17:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Revelation 17:848 words
τὸtothe
θηρίονthērion(venomous, wild) beast
ὃhowho / which
εἶδεςeidesbehold, perceive, see
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
οὐκouknot
ἔστινestinam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
μέλλειmelleiabout, after that, be
(almost)
ἀναβαίνεινanabaineinarise, ascend (up), climb (go
ἐκekfrom / out of
τῆςtēsthe
ἀβύσσουabyssoudeep, (bottomless) pit
καὶkaiand / also
εἰςeisinto / to
ἀπώλειανapōleiandamnable(-nation), destruction, die
ὑπάγειhypageidepart, get
hence, go (a-)way
καὶkaiand / also
θαυμασθήσονταιthaumasthēsontaiadmire, have in
admiration, marvel
οἱhoithe
κατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesdwell(-er), inhabitant(-ter)
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τῆςtēsthe
γῆςgēscountry, earth(-ly), ground
ὧνhōnwho / which
οὐounot
γέγραπταιgegraptaidescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
τὸtothe
ὄνομαonomacalled, (+
sur-)name(-d)
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τὸtothe
βιβλίονbiblionbill, book, scroll
τῆςtēsthe
ζωῆςzōēslife
ἀπὸapofrom
καταβολῆςkatabolēsconceive, foundation
κόσμουkosmouworld
βλεπόντωνblepontōnbehold, beware, lie
τὸtothe
θηρίονthērion(venomous, wild) beast
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
οὐκouknot
ἔστινestinam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
παρέσταιparestaicome, be here, + lack
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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