Revelation 17:8

“The 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.”

Revelation 17:8 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 17:8, word by word

The beastθηρίονthērion

beast

The monster of Revelation, God's enemy.

Where else “thērion” appears
you sawεἶδεςeides

see

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

Where else “eides” appears
wasἦνēn

exist

To have existence, to be alive.

Where else “ēn” appears
is aboutμέλλειmellei

be about to

Something on the point of happening.

Where else “mellei” appears
to come upἀναβαίνεινanabainein

go up

To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.

Where else “anabainein” appears
the abyssἀβύσσουabyssou

abyss

Abyss: the bottomless deep, the depths; the realm of the dead and of evil spirits.

Where else “abyssou” appears
goesὑπάγειhypagei

go away

Go away, leave; "go!".

Where else “hypagei” appears
destructionἀπώλειανapōleian

destruction

Final ruin, the opposite of being saved.

Where else “apōleian” appears
those who liveκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountes

dwell, live

Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.

Where else “katoikountes” appears
the earthγῆςgēs

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gēs” appears
nameὄνομαonoma

name

The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.

Where else “onoma” appears
been writtenγέγραπταιgegraptai

write

To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.

Where else “gegraptai” appears
the bookβιβλίονbiblion

scroll

A long writing on a scroll, like those of the prophets or the book of life.

Where else “biblion” appears
of lifeζωῆςzōēs

eternal life

What God gives to live with him without end.

Where else “zōēs” appears
the foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēs

foundation

The beginning of the world.

Where else “katabolēs” appears
of the worldκόσμουkosmou

creation

Everything God made.

Where else “kosmou” appears
will be amazedθαυμασθήσονταιthaumasthēsontai

marvel, wonder

Marvel, be amazed.

Where else “thaumasthēsontai” appears
when they seeβλεπόντωνblepontōn

see

To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.

Where else “blepontōn” appears
will be presentπαρέσταιparestai

have come

To come to a place and be there now.

Where else “parestai” appears

The context

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.

8 · This verse (above)

9Here is the mind that has wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman is seated; and they are seven kings;

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