Revelation
Revelation 17:16
16And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| ten | δέκα | deka | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1176 ten |
| horns | κέρατα | kerata | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2768 a horn |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| beast | θηρίον | thērion | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2342 a wild beast, animal |
| that | ἃ | ha | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| you saw | εἶδες | eides | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| will hate | μισήσουσιν | misēsousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3404 I hate, detest |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| prostitute | πόρνην | pornēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4204 a prostitute |
| They | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| will leave | ποιήσουσιν | poiēsousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| her | αὐτὴν | autēn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| desolate | ἠρημωμένην | ērēmōmenēn | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2049 I destroy, strip, rob |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| naked | γυμνήν | gymnēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1131 wearing only the under-garment, bare |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they will eat | φάγονται | phagontai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G5315 I eat |
| her | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| flesh | σάρκας | sarkas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G4561 flesh, body |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| burn | κατακαύσουσιν | katakausousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2618 I burn up, consume entirely |
| her | αὐτὴν | autēn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| fire | πυρί | pyri | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4442 fire, trials |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 18:8 · Ezekiel 16:37–44 · Leviticus 21:9 · Jeremiah 50:41–42 · Revelation 17:1–2 · Revelation 18:16–17 · Revelation 18:19 · Ezekiel 23:45–49
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.