REVELATION 17:7

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And 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.”

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Revelation 17:7 Translation & Meaning

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And καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words And
the The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
angel ἄγγελος, (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor angel
said unto εἶπέν To speak or say (by word or writing) said
me, μοι To me me
Wherefore Διὰτί Through what cause ?, i.e., why? Wherefore
didst thou marvel? ἐθαύμασας; To wonder; by implication, to admire didst marvel
I ἐγὼ I, me I
will tell ἐρῶ An alternate for G2036 in certain tenses; to utter, i.e., speak or say tell
thee σοι To thee thee
the τὸ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
mystery μυστήριον A secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites) mystery
of γυναικός, A woman; specially, a wife of
the τῆς The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
woman, γυναικός, A woman; specially, a wife woman
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
of θηρίου A dangerous animal of
the τοῦ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
beast θηρίου A dangerous animal beast
that τοῦ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) that
carrieth βαστάζοντος To lift, literally or figuratively (endure, declare, sustain, receive, etc.) carrieth
her, αὐτήν, The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons her
which τοῦ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) which
hath ἔχοντος To hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition) hath
the τὰς The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
seven ἑπτὰ Seven seven
heads κεφαλὰς The head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively heads
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
ten δέκα Ten ten
horns. κέρατα. A horn (literally or figuratively) horns

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

  • 6  And 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.

  • 7  And 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.

  • 8  The 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.

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




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