Revelation
Revelation 18:2
2And he cried out in a mighty voice:
“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!a
She has become a lair for demons
and a haunt for every unclean spirit,
every unclean bird,
and every detestable beast.b
Footnotes
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 |
| he cried out | ἔκραξεν | ekraxen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2896 I cry aloud, shriek |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| a mighty | ἰσχυρᾷ | ischyra | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G2478 strong, mighty, powerful |
| voice | φωνῇ | phōnē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5456 a sound, noise, voice |
| Fallen | Ἔπεσεν | Epesen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4098 I fall, fall under |
| fallen is | ἔπεσεν | epesen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4098 I fall, fall under |
| Babylon | Βαβυλὼν | Babylōn | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G897 Babylon |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| great | μεγάλη | megalē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| She has become | ἐγένετο | egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| a lair | κατοικητήριον | katoikētērion | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2732 a habitation, dwelling-place |
| for demons | δαιμονίων | daimoniōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G1140 an evil-spirit, demon |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| a haunt | φυλακὴ | phylakē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment |
| for every | παντὸς | pantos | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| unclean | ἀκαθάρτου | akathartou | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G169 unclean, impure |
| spirit | πνεύματος | pneumatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| every | παντὸς | pantos | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| unclean | ἀκαθάρτου | akathartou | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G169 unclean, impure |
| bird | ὀρνέου | orneou | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3732 a bird |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| every | παντὸς | pantos | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| detestable | μεμισημένου | memisēmenou | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3404 I hate, detest |
| beast | θηρίου | thēriou | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G2342 a wild beast, animal |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 51:8 · Revelation 14:8 · Jeremiah 51:37 · Jeremiah 50:39–40 · Jeremiah 51:60–64 · Revelation 18:21 · Isaiah 13:19–22 · Isaiah 21:8–9 · Revelation 16:19 · Revelation 17:18 · Revelation 18:10 · Revelation 17:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.