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And upon her forehead a name was written, a mystery: Babylon the Great, the mother of the prostitutes, and of the abominations of the earth.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
forehead The forehead, front. N-ANS H3359 μετώπον metōpon
a name Name, character, fame, reputation. N-NNS H3686 ὄνομα onoma
was written, To write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures). V-RPM/P-NNS H1125 γεγραμμένον gegrammenon
a mystery: A mystery, secret, of which initiation is necessary; the counsels of God now revealed in the Gospel. N-NNS H3466 μυστήριον mustērion
Babylon (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. N-NFS H897 Βαβυλὼν babulōn
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Great, Large, great, in the widest sense. Adj-NFS H3173 μεγάλη megalē
mother A mother. N-NFS H3384 μήτηρ mētēr
prostitutes, A prostitute; an idolatrous community. N-GFP H4204 πορνῶν pornōn
abominations An abominable thing, an accursed thing. N-GNP H946 βδελυγμάτων bdelugmatōn
earth. The earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region. N-GFS H1093 γῆς gēs

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Babylon

BABEL, BABYLON (1)ba'-bel, bab'-i-lon (Topographical): Babylon was the Greek name of the city written in the cuneiform script of the Babylonians, bab-ili, which means in Semitic, "the gate of god." The Hebrews called the country, as well as the city, Babhel. This name they considered came from the' root, balal, "to confound" (Genesis 11:9). The name in Sumer... View Details

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Berean Bible And upon her forehead a name was written, a mystery: Babylon the Great, the mother of the prostitutes, and of the abominations of the earth.
King James Bible And upon her forehead was a name was written, a mystery: Babylon the Great, the mother of the prostitutes, and of the abominations of the earth.MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Hebrew Greek English And upon and on her forehead a name was written, a mystery: Babylon the Great, the mother of the prostitutes, and of the abominations of the earth.mystery, "BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And upon and on her forehead a name was written, a mystery: Babylon the Great, the mother of the prostitutes, and of the abominations of the earth.mystery, "BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."