New American Standard Bible 1995

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Revelation

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and on her forehead a name was written, a mystery, "BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
and on her forehead the forehead N-ANS H3359 μετώπον metōpon
a name a name, authority, cause N-NNS H3686 ὄνομα onoma
[was] written, to write V-RPM/P-NNS H1125 γεγραμμένον gegrammenon
a mystery, a mystery or secret doctrine N-NNS H3466 μυστήριον mustērion
"BABYLON "gate of god(s)," Babylon, a large city situated astride the Euphrates river N-NFS H897 Βαβυλὼν babulōn
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THE GREAT, great Adj-NFS H3173 μεγάλη megalē
THE MOTHER mother N-NFS H3384 μήτηρ mētēr
OF HARLOTS a prostitute N-GFP H4204 πορνῶν pornōn
AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS a detestable thing N-GNP H946 βδελυγμάτων bdelugmatōn
OF THE EARTH." the earth, land N-GFS H1093 γῆς gēs

Locations

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