Revelation 17:6

“And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her, I was amazed with great amazement.”

Revelation 17:6 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 17:6, word by word

I sawεἶδονeidon

see

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

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the womanγυναῖκαgynaika

woman

An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.

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drunkμεθύουσανmethyousan

be drunk

Be drunk.

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the bloodαἵματοςhaimatos

blood

The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.

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of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōn

saints

Believers, set apart because they belong to God.

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of the witnessesμαρτύρωνmartyrōn

martyr

Someone who bears witness to Jesus even to the point of dying for it.

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of JesusἸησοῦIēsou

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

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I was amazedἐθαύμασαethaumasa

marvel, wonder

Marvel, be amazed.

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with greatμέγαmega

intense

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

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amazementθαῦμαthauma

amazement

Great astonishment at a sight.

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The context

5and on her forehead a name written, a mystery: “Babylon the great, the mother of prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth.”

6 · This verse (above)

7And the angel said to me, “Why are you amazed? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.

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