Revelation 17
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
7And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
9And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
10And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
11And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
12And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
15And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
16And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG358883× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- καίkaíG253255× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- αὐτόςautósG84619× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- εἰμίeimíG151016× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- θηρίονthēríonG23429× in this chapter
a dangerous animal
- εἴδωeídōG14928× in this chapter
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι) and G3708 (ὁράω); properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
- ἑπτάheptáG20338× in this chapter
seven
- ὅςhósG37398× in this chapter
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
- ἐπίepíG19097× in this chapter
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- ἔχωéchōG21927× in this chapter
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
- βασιλεύςbasileúsG9357× in this chapter
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
- γυνήgynḗG11356× in this chapter
a woman; specially, a wife
- ἐκekG15376× in this chapter
literal or figurative; direct or remote)
- γῆgēG10935× in this chapter
soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
- δέκαdékaG11765× in this chapter
ten
- εἷςheîsG15205× in this chapter
one
- μετάmetáG33265× in this chapter
properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G575 (ἀπό) or G1537 (ἐκ) and G1519 (εἰς) or G4314 (πρός); less intimate than G1722 (ἐν) and less close than G4862 (σύν))
- εἰςeisG15194× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- κάθημαιkáthēmaiG25214× in this chapter
and (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside
- κέραςkérasG27684× in this chapter
a horn (literally or figuratively)
- μέméG31654× in this chapter
me
- μέγαςmégasG31734× in this chapter
big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
- οὐouG37564× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- ποιέωpoiéōG41604× in this chapter
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
- πόρνηpórnēG42044× in this chapter
a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater
- γνώμηgnṓmēG11063× in this chapter
cognition, i.e. (subjectively) opinion, or (objectively) resolve (counsel, consent, etc.)
- δίδωμιdídōmiG13253× in this chapter
to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
- ἐνenG17223× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- ἔρχομαιérchomaiG20643× in this chapter
to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- θαυμάζωthaumázōG22963× in this chapter
to wonder; by implication, to admire
- κεφαλήkephalḗG27763× in this chapter
the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
- ὄνομαónomaG36863× in this chapter
a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character)
- οὗτοςhoûtosG37783× in this chapter
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
- βασιλείαbasileíaG9323× in this chapter
properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively)
- γέμωgémōG10732× in this chapter
to swell out, i.e. be full
- γράφωgráphōG11252× in this chapter
to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
- αἷμαhaîmaG1292× in this chapter
blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred
- ἐγώegṓG14732× in this chapter
I, me
- ἐξουσίαexousíaG18492× in this chapter
privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence
- θεόςtheósG23162× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very