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Revelation 17:18

And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἡhēwhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichγυνὴgunēwomanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.ἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.εἶδεςeidesseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).ἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πόλιςpoliscityπόλιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “city”, the subject formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μεγάληmegalēgreatμέγας (megas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔχουσαechousareignethἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “reigneth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.reignethβασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.ἐπὶepioverἐπίpreposition — “over”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.overτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλέωνbasileōnkingsβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “kings”, the of-formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.the kingsτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsof the earthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “the earth”.of the earth

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the woman that thou didst see is the great city that is having reign over the kings of the land.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the woman that thou didst see is the great city that is having reign over the kings of the land.'

World English Bible

The woman whom you saw is the great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.”

Darby Translation

And the woman which thou sawest is the great city, which has kingship over the kings of the earth.

Douay-Rheims

And the woman which thou sawest, is the great city, which hath kingdom over the kings of the earth.

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