Revelation 13:1

“And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns ten diadems, and on its heads names of blasphemy.”

Revelation 13:1 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Daniel 7:3

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Both texts speak of beasts that come up out of the sea.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • θαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281יַמָּyamaH3221“sea”
  • ἀναβαῖνονanabainonG305סָלְקָןsalkanH5559“go up”

Revelation 13:1, word by word

I sawεἶδονeidon

see

To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.

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a beastθηρίονthērion

beast

The monster of Revelation, God's enemy.

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coming upἀναβαῖνονanabainon

go up

To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.

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the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēs

sea

Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.

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havingἔχονechon

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

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tenδέκαdeka

ten

Ten.

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hornsκέραταkerata

horn

The hard point on an animal's head; also the points at the corners of the altar.

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sevenἑπτάhepta

seven

Seven.

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headsκεφαλὰςkephalas

head

The top part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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diademsδιαδήματαdiadēmata

diadem

Diadem: a band worn on the head as a sign of royal power, a king's crown.

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namesὀνόματαonomata

name

The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.

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of blasphemyβλασφημίαςblasphēmias

blasphemy

Words that scorn God or what is sacred.

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Translation note

It recalls Daniel 7:3, 7.

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, and its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth like a lion’s mouth. And the dragon gave it his power and his throne and great authority.

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