Revelation
Revelation 17:5
5And on her forehead a mysterious name was written:
BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
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 |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| her | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| forehead | μέτωπον | metōpon | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3359 the forehead |
| a mysterious | μυστήριον | mystērion | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3466 anything hidden, a mystery |
| name | ὄνομα | onoma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| was written | γεγραμμένον | gegrammenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1125 I write |
| BABYLON | ΒΑΒΥΛΩΝ | BABYLŌN | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G897 Babylon |
| THE | Η | Ē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| GREAT | ΜΕΓΑΛΗ | MEGALĒ | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| THE | Η | Ē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| MOTHER | ΜΗΤΗΡ | MĒTĒR | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3384 a mother |
| OF PROSTITUTES | ΠΟΡΝΩΝ | PORNŌN | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G4204 a prostitute |
| AND | ΚΑΙ | KAI | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| OF THE | ΤΩΝ | TŌN | Article - Genitive Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| ABOMINATIONS | ΒΔΕΛΥΓΜΑΤΩΝ | BDELYGMATŌN | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G946 an abominable thing, an accursed thing |
| OF THE | ΤΗΣ | TĒS | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| EARTH | ΓΗΣ | GĒS | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 14:8 · Revelation 18:2 · Revelation 16:19 · Revelation 17:7 · Isaiah 3:9 · 2 Thessalonians 2:7 · Revelation 19:2 · 2 Timothy 3:1–5 · Revelation 18:9–10 · Jeremiah 51:47–48 · Revelation 18:21 · Philippians 3:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.