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Koine Greek wordlink #162267

SR GNT Rev 14:8 Βαβυλών (Babulōn) ‘saying fell fell Babulōn/(Bāⱱel?) great who of’ Strongs=8970 Lemma=babulōn
Word role=proper noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=singular
Location=Babylon Year=96 AD Referred to from Word #162265 Referred to from Word #162281

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Other uses (4) of identical word form Βαβυλών (N-NFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘Βαβυλών’ (N-NFS) is always and only glossed as ‘Babulōn/(Bāⱱel?)’.

(In the VLT, the word form ‘Βαβυλών’ (N-NFS) was always and only glossed as ‘Babylon’).

Rev 16:19 ‘nations fell and Babulōn/(Bāⱱel?) the great was reminded’ SR GNT Rev 16:19 word 21

OET-LV: 19 And became the city the great into three parts, and the cities of _the nations fell, and Babulōn/(Bāⱱel? ) the great was _reminded before the god, to _give to _her the cup of _the wine of _the rage of _the severe _anger of _him. (REV_16:19)

OET-RV: 19 The huge city split into three parts and cities collapsed all over the world. The famous city of Babylon the Great was remembered in God’s sight that she should be given her share of the results of his severe anger. (REV 16:19)

Rev 17:5 ‘a name having_been written Mystery Babulōn/(Bāⱱel?) the Great the’ SR GNT Rev 17:5 word 9

OET-LV: 5 and on the forehead of _her was a_name having _been _written: Mystery Babulōn/(Bāⱱel? ) the great, the mother of _the prostitutes, and of _the abominations of _the earth. (REV_17:5)

OET-RV: 5 and a name was written on her forehead. The name was a mystery: ‘Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and the Abominations of the Earth.’ (REV 17:5)

Rev 18:2 ‘saying fell fell Babulōn/(Bāⱱel?) the great and’ SR GNT Rev 18:2 word 12

OET-LV: 2 And he _cried _out with a_mighty voice saying: Fell, fell Babulōn/(Bāⱱel? ) the great. And it _became a_dwelling _place of _demons, and a_prison of _every spirit unclean, and a_prison of _every bird unclean, and having _been _hated. (REV_18:2)

OET-RV: 2 He called out in a loud voice, saying, “The mighty Babylon has fallen and become a place for demons to live, and a prison for evil spirits and for every kind of scavenging and detestable bird. (REV 18:2)

Rev 18:21 ‘thus with violence will_be_being throw Babulōn/(Bāⱱel?) the great city’ SR GNT Rev 18:21 word 24

OET-LV: 21 And took _up one messenger a_stone mighty like stone great, and he _throw it into the sea saying: Thus with _violence will _be _being _thrown Babulōn/(Bāⱱel? ) the great city, and by _no _means not it _may _be _found anymore. (REV_18:21)

OET-RV: 21 Then a powerful messenger picked up a stone the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “The famous city of Babylon will be violently thrown down just like that stone, and she’ll definitely never be seen again. (REV 18:21)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘babulōn’ have 2 different glosses: ‘to Babulōn/(Bāⱱel?)’, ‘Babulōn/(Bāⱱel?)’.

Key: N=noun NFS=nominative,feminine,singular