Revelation 16:19

“And the great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And Babylon the great was remembered before God, so that he would give her the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath.”

Revelation 16:19 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 16:19, word by word

the greatμεγάληmegalē

intense

Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.

Where else “megalē” appears
cityπόλιςpolis

city, town

City, town.

Where else “polis” appears
was splitἐγένετοegeneto

become

To turn into something new, different from before.

Where else “egeneto” appears
threeτρίαtria

three

Three.

Where else “tria” appears
partsμέρηmerē

part

A piece of a whole, or what falls to each one.

Where else “merē” appears
of the nationsἐθνῶνethnōn

Gentile

The peoples who are not Israel.

Where else “ethnōn” appears
fellἔπεσανepesan

fail

To collapse, fail.

Where else “epesan” appears
BabylonΒαβυλὼνBabylōn

Babylon

See it on the mapWhere else “Babylōn” appears
was rememberedἐμνήσθηemnēsthē

remember

To call something or someone to mind.

Where else “emnēsthē” appears
beforeἐνώπιονenōpion

before, in front of

In front of, in the presence of.

Where else “enōpion” appears
Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears
giveδοῦναιdounai

give

To hand something to another freely, as a gift.

Where else “dounai” appears
the cupποτήριονpotērion

lot

What someone has to suffer.

Where else “potērion” appears
of the wineοἴνουoinou

wine

Wine.

Where else “oinou” appears
of the furyθυμοῦthymou

wrath, rage

Rage, wrath: anger that bursts out.

Where else “thymou” appears
wrathὀργῆςorgēs

wrath

God's anger against evil, his punishment.

Where else “orgēs” appears

Places in this verse

Babylon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Babylon

    Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq

    A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.

    In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

The context

18And there were lightnings and voices and thunders, and there was a great earthquake, such as had not occurred since people have been on the earth, such an earthquake, so great.

19 · This verse (above)

20And every island fled, and mountains were not found.

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