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Revelation 17:2

With 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.

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μεθ’methWithμετά (meta)preposition — “With”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.Withἧςhēswhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “whom”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.whomἐπόρνευσανeporneusanhave committed fornicationπορνεύω (porneuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “have committed fornication”, a single actionG4203I fornicate; met: I practice idolatry.have committed fornicationοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλεῖςbasileiskingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “king”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.τῆςtēstheὁ (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 earthκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐμεθύσθησανemethusthēsanam drunkμεθύω (methýō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “am drunk”, a single actionG3184I am intoxicated with wine, am drunk.Strong’s files this form under G3182 (μεθύσκω, intoxicate).have been made drunkοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesto dwellκατοικέω (katoikeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to dwell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2730I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γῆνgēnearthγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.ἐκekwithἐκpreposition — “with”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.withτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οἴνουoinouwineοἶνος (oinos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “wine”, the of-formG3631wine.the wineτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πορνείαςporneiasfornicationπορνεία (porneia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “fornication”, the of-formG4202fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry.This verse uses “fornication”.fornicationαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

with whom the kings of the earth did commit whoredom; and made drunk from the wine of her whoredom were those inhabiting the earth;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and they that dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her fornication.

Young’s Literal Translation

with whom the kings of the earth did commit whoredom; and made drunk from the wine of her whoredom were those inhabiting the earth;'

World English Bible

with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality. Those who dwell on the earth were made drunken with the wine of her sexual immorality.”

Darby Translation

with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication; and they that dwell on the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

Douay-Rheims

With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication; and they who inhabit the earth, have been made drunk with the whine of her whoredom.

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