Revelation 17:2

“with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and those who live on the earth became drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality.””

Revelation 17:2 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 17:2, word by word

the kingsβασιλεῖςbasileis

king

The one who rules a people with the highest authority.

Where else “basileis” appears
of the earthγῆςgēs

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēs” appears
committed sexual immoralityἐπόρνευσανeporneusan

commit sexual immorality

Commit sexual immorality: have sexual relations outside marriage; also, in a figurative sense, be unfaithful to God by joining in idolatry.

Where else “eporneusan” appears
those who live onκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountes

dwell, live

Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.

Where else “katoikountes” appears
became drunkἐμεθύσθησανemethysthēsan

be drunk

Be drunk.

Where else “emethysthēsan” appears
the wineοἴνουoinou

wine

Wine.

Where else “oinou” appears
sexual immoralityπορνείαςporneias

unfaithfulness

Being unfaithful to God by going after idols.

Where else “porneias” appears

The context

1And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters,

2 · This verse (above)

3And he carried me away into a wilderness in the Spirit; and I saw a woman seated on a scarlet beast full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

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