Greek Interlinear

Revelation 17:5 Interlinear

AND upon forehead was a name written MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1καὶG2532ANDand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
2ἐπὶG1909uponproperly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
3τὸG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
4μέτωπονG3359foreheadthe forehead (as opposite the countenance)
5αὐτῆςG846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
6ὄνομαG3686was a namea "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character)
7γεγραμμένονG1125writtento "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
8μυστήριονG3466MYSTERYa secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites)
9ΒαβυλὼνG897BABYLONbabylon, the capitol of chaldaea (literally or figuratively (as a type of tyranny))
10G3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
11μεγάληG3173THE GREATbig (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
12G3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
13μήτηρG3384THE MOTHERa "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
14τῶνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
15πορνῶνG4204OF HARLOTSa strumpet; figuratively, an idolater
16καὶG2532ANDand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
17τῶνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
18βδελυγμάτωνG946ABOMINATIONSa detestation, i.e., (specially) idolatry
19τῆςG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
20γῆςG1093OF THE EARTHsoil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)

Verse Context

Revelation 17:4And the woman was arrayed in purple...
Revelation 17:5 (current)AND upon forehead was a name written MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH
Revelation 17:6And I saw the woman drunken with...

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