Revelation 17:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.”

Revelation 17:9 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 17:922 words

GreekMeaning

ὯδεHōde

Here isadverbG5602

ὁho

thearticleG3588

νοῦςnous

mindnounG3563

ὁho

whicharticleG3588

ἔχωνechōn

is havingverbG2192

σοφίανsophian

wisdomnounG4678

αἱhai

ThearticleG3588

ἑπτὰhepta

sevenadjectiveG2033

κεφαλαὶkephalai

headsnounG2776

ἑπτὰhepta

sevenadjectiveG2033

ὄρηorē

mountainsnounG3735

εἰσίνeisin

areverbG1510

ὅπουhopou

whereadverbG3699

ἡhē

thearticleG3588

γυνὴgynē

womannounG1135

κάθηταιkathētai

sitsverbG2521

ἐπ’ep’

onprepositionG1909

αὐτῶνautōn

thempronounG846

καὶkai

and / alsowordG2532

βασιλεῖςbasileis

kingnounG935

ἑπτάhepta

sevenadjectiveG2033

εἰσινeisin

am, have been, is IverbG1510

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

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