Revelation 18:2:9Rev.18.2.W9TAB
Βαβυλὼν
babylōn
“Babylon”
- Transliteration
- Ba-by-LŌN
- Extended
- bah-by-LOHN
- IPA
- /ba.byˈlɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Babylon
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ba-by-LŌN
- sentence
KAI E-kra-ksen en is-khy-RAI phō-NÊ LE-gōn E-pe-sen E-pe-sen Ba-by-LŌN hē me-GA-lē KAI e-GE-ne-to ka-toi-kê-TÊ-ri-on dai-mo-NI-ōn KAI phy-la-KÊ pan-TOS PNEU-ma-tos a-ka-THAR-tou KAI phy-la-KÊ pan-TOS or-NE-ou a-ka-THAR-tou KAI phy-la-KÊ pan-TOS thē-RI-ou a-ka-THAR-tou KAI me-mi-sē-ME-nou
Exegesis
The subject Babylōn hē megalē {Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη | Ba-by-lōn hē me-gá-lē} ‘Babylon the great’ combines article and adjective to frame a prominent proper name before judgment.
Root and etymology
Babelba-bél
“Babylon, renowned city”
In context — Revelation 18:2
He shouted with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen—fallen is Babylon the great! Now she has become a dwelling place for demons, a prison for every unclean spirit, a prison for every unclean bird, and a prison for every unclean and detested beast.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Revelation 18:2, so the Greek word Βαβυλὼν (babylōn) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rev.18.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.2.W9.S1) and character.