Andκαὶthe angelὁ ἄγγελοςsaidεἶπένto me,μοι“WhyΔιὰ τίare you amazed?ἐθαύμασαςIἐγὼwill tellἐρῶyouσοιthe mysteryτὸ μυστήριονof the womanτῆς γυναικὸςandκαὶof the beastτοῦ θηρίουthat carriesτοῦ βαστάζοντοςher,αὐτήνwhich hasτοῦ ἔχοντοςthe sevenτὰς ἑπτὰheadsκεφαλὰςandκαὶthe tenτὰ δέκαhorns.κέρατα
Revelation 17:7
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 17:7, word by word
- the angelἄγγελοςangelos
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelos” appears- saidεἶπένeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- are you amazedἐθαύμασαςethaumasas
marvel, wonder
Marvel, be amazed.
Where else “ethaumasas” appears- the mysteryμυστήριονmystērion
mystery
Mystery: what was hidden and God makes known.
Where else “mystērion” appears- of the womanγυναικὸςgynaikos
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynaikos” appears- of the beastθηρίουthēriou
beast
The monster of Revelation, God's enemy.
Where else “thēriou” appears- that carriesβαστάζοντοςbastazontos
carry
To hold something in hand or on one's back.
Where else “bastazontos” appears- which hasἔχοντοςechontos
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echontos” appears- the sevenἑπτὰhepta
seven
Seven.
Where else “hepta” appears- headsκεφαλὰςkephalas
head
The top part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “kephalas” appears- the tenδέκαdeka
ten
Ten.
Where else “deka” appears- hornsκέραταkerata
horn
The hard point on an animal's head; also the points at the corners of the altar.
Where else “kerata” appears
The context
6And 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.
7 · This verse (above)
8The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and goes to destruction. And those who live on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will be amazed when they see the beast, because it was and is not and will be present.