Andκαὶthe womanἡ γυνὴwasἦνclothedπεριβεβλημένηin purpleπορφυροῦνandκαὶscarlet,κόκκινονandκαὶadornedκεχρυσωμένηwith goldχρυσίῳandκαὶpreciousτιμίῳstoneλίθῳandκαὶpearls,μαργαρίταιςholdingἔχουσαa goldenχρυσοῦνcupποτήριονinἐνherαὐτῆςhandτῇ χειρὶfullγέμονof abominationsβδελυγμάτωνandκαὶthe impuritiesτὰ ἀκάθαρταof herαὐτῆςsexual immorality,τῆς πορνείας
Revelation 17:4
Study it in the app“And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality,”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 17:4, word by word
- the womanγυνὴgynē
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynē” appears- wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- clothedπεριβεβλημένηperibeblēmenē
clothe, put around
Clothe, put a garment around; dress oneself.
Where else “peribeblēmenē” appears- in purpleπορφυροῦνporphyroun
purple
Purple, the costly color of kings.
Where else “porphyroun” appears- scarletκόκκινονkokkinon
scarlet
Scarlet, bright red.
Where else “kokkinon” appears- adornedκεχρυσωμένηkechrysōmenē
adorn with gold
Gild, cover or adorn with gold.
Where else “kechrysōmenē” appears- with goldχρυσίῳchrysiōi
gold
Gold; something made of gold, a gold coin.
Where else “chrysiōi” appears- preciousτιμίῳtimiōi
precious
Of great value.
Where else “timiōi” appears- stoneλίθῳlithōi
stone
A piece of hard rock, loose or cut.
Where else “lithōi” appears- pearlsμαργαρίταιςmargaritais
pearl
Pearl.
Where else “margaritais” appears- holdingἔχουσαechousa
hold
To carry something in the hand or wear it.
Where else “echousa” appears- a goldenχρυσοῦνchrysoun
golden
Golden, made of gold.
Where else “chrysoun” appears- cupποτήριονpotērion
cup
A vessel one drinks from, like the one at the supper.
Where else “potērion” appears- handχειρὶcheiri
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiri” appears- fullγέμονgemon
be full
Be full.
Where else “gemon” appears- of abominationsβδελυγμάτωνbdelygmatōn
abomination
Abomination, something detestable in God's eyes.
Where else “bdelygmatōn” appears- the impuritiesἀκάθαρταakatharta
filth
A life made filthy by sin.
Where else “akatharta” appears- sexual immoralityπορνείαςporneias
unfaithfulness
Being unfaithful to God by going after idols.
Where else “porneias” appears
The context
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.
4 · This verse (above)
5and on her forehead a name written, a mystery: “Babylon the great, the mother of prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth.”