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Revelation 17:9

And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

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ὯδεhōdeAnd hereὧδεadverb — “And here”G5602here, the things here, what is here, what is going on here, the state of affairs here.And hereὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichνοῦςnousmindνοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “mind”, the subject formG3563the mind, the reason, the reasoning faculty, intellect.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔχωνechōnhathἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “hath”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.hathσοφίανsophianwisdomσοφία (sophia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “wisdom”, the object formG4678wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence.wisdomαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “seven”, the subject formG2033seven.The sevenκεφαλαὶkephalaiheadsκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “heads”, the subject formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.headsἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “seven”, the subject formG2033seven.sevenὄρηorēmountainsὄρος (oros)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “mountains”, the subject formG3735a mountain, hill.mountainsεἰσίνeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὅπουhopouwhereὅπουadverb — “where”G3699where, whither, in what place.This verse uses “where”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γυνὴgunēwomanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.the womanκάθηταιkathētaisittethκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “sitteth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.sittethἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Here [is] the mind that is having wisdom; the seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman doth sit,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Here is the mind that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth:

Young’s Literal Translation

'Here [is] the mind that is having wisdom; the seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman doth sit,

World English Bible

Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.

Darby Translation

Here is the mind that has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains, whereon the woman sits.

Douay-Rheims

And here is the understanding that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman sitteth, and they are seven kings:

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