Forὅτιin oneμιᾷhourὥρᾳsuch greatὁ τοσοῦτοςwealthπλοῦτοςhas been laid waste!”ἠρημώθηAndΚαὶeveryπᾶςship captainκυβερνήτηςandκαὶeveryoneπᾶς ὁwho sailsπλέωνtoἐπὶanyplace,τόπονandκαὶsailors,ναῦταιandκαὶall whoὅσοιworkἐργάζονταιonτὴνthe sea,θάλασσανstoodἔστησανfarἀπὸoffμακρόθεν
Revelation 18:17
Study it in the app“For in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!” And every ship captain and everyone who sails to any place, and sailors, and all who work on the sea, stood far off”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 18:17, word by word
- in oneμιᾷmiai
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “miai” appears- hourὥρᾳhōrai
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōrai” appears- such greatτοσοῦτοςtosoutos
so much, so great
So much, so great.
Where else “tosoutos” appears- wealthπλοῦτοςploutos
wealth
Possessions, money.
Where else “ploutos” appears- has been laid wasteἠρημώθηērēmōthē
be laid waste
Be laid waste, be left desolate, be ruined.
Where else “ērēmōthē” appears- ship captainκυβερνήτηςkybernētēs
pilot
Pilot, helmsman: the one who steers a ship.
Where else “kybernētēs” appears- who sailsπλέωνpleōn
sail
Sail.
Where else “pleōn” appears- placeτόπονtopon
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topon” appears- sailorsναῦταιnautai
sailor
Sailor, seaman.
Where else “nautai” appears- workἐργάζονταιergazontai
work
To ply a trade with effort to support oneself.
Where else “ergazontai” appears- the seaθάλασσανthalassan
sea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
Where else “thalassan” appears- stoodἔστησανestēsan
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “estēsan” appears- offμακρόθενmakrothen
from afar
From a distance, far off.
Where else “makrothen” appears
Translation note
“Everyone who sails to any place”: literally “the one who sails to a place”; a difficult phrase.
The context
16saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, that was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearl!
17 · This verse (above)
18and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, “What city is like the great city?”