Revelation 18:1

“After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was lit up by his glory.”

Revelation 18:1 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 18:1, word by word

I sawεἶδονeidon

see

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

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anotherἄλλονallon

other, another

Other, another.

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angelἄγγελονangelon

angel

A messenger from heaven who serves God.

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coming downκαταβαίνονταkatabainonta

go down, come down

Go down, come down, descend.

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heavenοὐρανοῦouranou

heaven

God's dwelling, above all that is created.

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havingἔχονταechonta

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

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greatμεγάληνmegalēn

intense

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

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authorityἐξουσίανexousian

authority

The right to command or act.

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the earthγῆgē

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

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was lit upἐφωτίσθηephōtisthē

give light

To fill a place with light so it can be seen.

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gloryδόξηςdoxēs

glory

The greatness and splendor of God.

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2And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! And she has become a dwelling place of demons and a haunt of every unclean spirit, and a haunt of every unclean bird, and a haunt of every unclean and hated beast,

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