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Revelation 17:5

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

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μέτωπονmetōponforeheadμέτωπονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “forehead”, the object formG3359the forehead, front.foreheadαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὄνομαonomawas a nameὄνομαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “was a name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.was a nameγεγραμμένονgegrammenonwrittenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).writtenμυστήριονmustērionMYSTERYμυστήριονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “MYSTERY”, the subject formG3466a mystery, secret, of which initiation is necessary; in the NT: the counsels of God, once hidden but now revealed in the Gospel or some fact thereof; the Christian revelation generally; particular truths or details of the Christian revelation.MYSTERYΒαβυλὼνbabulōnBABYLONΒαβυλώνnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “BABYLON”, the subject formG897(a) Babylon, the ancient city on the Euphrates, to which the people of Jerusalem, etc., were transported, (b) hence allegorically of Rome, from the point of view of the Christian people.BABYLONἡhētheὁ (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”.THE GREATἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μήτηρmētērMOTHERμήτηρnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “MOTHER”, the subject formG3384a mother.THE MOTHERτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πορνῶνpornōnOF HARLOTSπόρνη (pornē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “OF HARLOTS”, the of-formG4204a prostitute; met: an idolatrous community.OF HARLOTSκαὶkaiANDκαίconjunction — “AND”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ANDτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βδελυγμάτωνbdelugmatōnABOMINATIONSβδέλυγμα (bdelugma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “ABOMINATIONS”, the of-formG946an abominable thing, an accursed thing.ABOMINATIONSτῆςtēstheὁ (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 upon her forehead was a name written: 'Secret, Babylon the Great, the Mother of the Whores, and the Abominations of the earth.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and upon her forehead a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Young’s Literal Translation

and upon her forehead was a name written: 'Secret, Babylon the Great, the Mother of the Whores, and the Abominations of the earth.'

World English Bible

And on her forehead a name was written, “MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”

Darby Translation

and upon her forehead a name written, Mystery, great Babylon, the mother of the harlots, and of the abominations of the earth.

Douay-Rheims

And on her forehead a name was written: A mystery; Babylon the great, the mother of the fornications, and the abominations of the earth.

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