Revelation 18:2
And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Word Reference
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καὶ
G2532
CONJ
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Strong's Definition
kai and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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ἔκραξεν
G2896
V-AAI-3S
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Strong's Definition
krazō properly, to ___%___croak___%___ (as a raven) or scream, i.e., (genitive case) to call aloud (shriek, exclaim, intreat)
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ἐν
G1722
PREP
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Strong's Definition
en ___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
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ἰσχύϊ
G2479
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Strong's Definition
ischys compare ἔσχον, a form of G2192); forcefulness (literally or figuratively)
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φωνῇ
G5456
N-DSF
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Strong's Definition
phōnē a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language
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μεγάλη
G3173
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Strong's Definition
megas big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
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λέγων
G3004
V-PAP-NSM
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Strong's Definition
legō properly, to ___%___lay___%___ forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
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Ἔπεσεν
G4098
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Strong's Definition
piptō to fall (literally or figuratively)
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ἔπεσεν
G4098
V-2AAI-3S
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Strong's Definition
piptō to fall (literally or figuratively)
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Βαβυλὼν
G897
N-NSF-L
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Strong's Definition
babylōn confusion Babylon, the capitol of Chaldaea (literally or figuratively (as a type of tyranny))
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ἡ
G3588
T-NSF
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Strong's Definition
ho the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
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μεγάλῃ
G3173
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Strong's Definition
megas big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
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καὶ
G2532
CONJ
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Strong's Definition
kai and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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ἐγένετο
G1096
V-2ADI-3S
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Strong's Definition
ginomai to cause to be (___%___gen___%___-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
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κατοικητήριον
G2732
N-NSN
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Strong's Definition
katoikētērion a dwelling-place
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δαιμόνων
G1142
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Strong's Definition
daimōn a daemon or supernatural spirit (of a bad nature)
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καὶ
G2532
CONJ
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Strong's Definition
kai and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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φυλακὴ
G5438
N-NSF
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Strong's Definition
phylakē a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively
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παντὸς
G3956
A-GSN
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Strong's Definition
pas all, any, every, the whole
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πνεύματος
G4151
N-GSN
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Strong's Definition
pneuma a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
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ἀκαθάρτου
G169
A-GSN
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Strong's Definition
akathartos impure (ceremonially, morally (lewd) or specially, (demonic))
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καὶ
G2532
CONJ
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Strong's Definition
kai and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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φυλακὴ
G5438
N-NSF
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Strong's Definition
phylakē a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively
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παντὸς
G3956
A-GSN
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Strong's Definition
pas all, any, every, the whole
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ὀρνέου
G3732
N-GSN
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Strong's Definition
orneon a birdling
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ἀκαθάρτου
G169
A-GSN
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Strong's Definition
akathartos impure (ceremonially, morally (lewd) or specially, (demonic))
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καὶ
G2532
CONJ
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Strong's Definition
kai and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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μεμισημένου
G3404
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Strong's Definition
miseō to detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less
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καὶ ἔκραξεν ἐν ἰσχύϊ φωνῇ μεγάλη λέγων Ἔπεσεν ἔπεσεν Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλῃ καὶ ἐγένετο κατοικητήριον δαιμόνων καὶ φυλακὴ παντὸς πνεύματος ἀκαθάρτου καὶ φυλακὴ παντὸς ὀρνέου ἀκαθάρτου καὶ μεμισημένου
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And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Cross References
Καὶ ἄλλος ἄγγελος ἠκολούθησεν λέγων Ἔπεσεν ἔπεσεν Βαβυλὼν ἡ πόλις ἣ μεγάλη ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ οἴνου τοῦ θυμοῦ τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς πεπότικεν πάντα ἔθνη
And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
פִּתְאֹם נָפְלָה בָבֶל וַתִּשָּׁבֵר הֵילִילוּ עָלֶיהָ קְחוּ צֳרִי לְמַכְאוֹבָהּ אוּלַי תֵּרָפֵֽא׃
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
וְהָיְתָה בָבֶל׀ לְגַלִּים׀ מְעוֹן-תַּנִּים שַׁמָּה וּשְׁרֵקָה מֵאֵין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃
And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.
לָכֵן יֵשְׁבוּ צִיִּים אֶת-אִיִּים וְיָשְׁבוּ בָהּ בְּנוֹת יַֽעֲנָה וְלֹֽא-תֵשֵׁב עוֹד לָנֶצַח וְלֹא תִשְׁכּוֹן עַד-דּוֹר וָדֹֽר׃
Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
וַיִּכְתֹּב יִרְמְיָהוּ אֵת כָּל-הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר-תָּבוֹא אֶל-בָּבֶל אֶל-סֵפֶר אֶחָד אֵת כָּל-הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה הַכְּתֻבִים אֶל-בָּבֶֽל׃
So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written against Babylon.
וְהָיְתָה בָבֶל צְבִי מַמְלָכוֹת תִּפְאֶרֶת גְּאוֹן כַּשְׂדִּים כְּמַהְפֵּכַת אֱלֹהִים אֶת-סְדֹם וְאֶת-עֲמֹרָֽה׃
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
וַיִּקְרָא אַרְיֵה עַל-מִצְפֶּה׀ אֲדֹנָי אָנֹכִי עֹמֵד תָּמִיד יוֹמָם וְעַל-מִשְׁמַרְתִּי אָנֹכִי נִצָּב כָּל-הַלֵּילֽוֹת׃
And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:
καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη εἰς τρία μέρη καὶ αἱ πόλεις τῶν ἐθνῶν ἔπεσον· καὶ Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη ἐμνήσθη ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ δοῦναι αὐτῇ τὸ ποτήριον τοῦ οἴνου τοῦ θυμοῦ τῆς ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ
And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
Καὶ ἦρεν εἷς ἄγγελος ἰσχυρὸς λίθον ὡς μύλον μέγαν καὶ ἔβαλεν εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν λέγων Οὕτως ὁρμήματι βληθήσεται Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη πόλις καὶ οὐ μὴ εὑρεθῇ ἔτι
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that be down, great city Babylon thrown and shall be found no more at all.
ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἑστηκότες διὰ τὸν φόβον τοῦ βασανισμοῦ αὐτῆς λέγοντες Οὐαὶ οὐαί ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη Βαβυλὼν ἡ πόλις ἡ ἰσχυρά ὅτι ἐν μιᾷ ὥρᾳ ἦλθεν ἡ κρίσις σου
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ μέτωπον αὐτῆς ὄνομα γεγραμμένον μυστήριον Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη ἡ μήτηρ τῶν πορνῶν καὶ τῶν βδελυγμάτων τῆς γῆς
And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἣν εἶδες ἔστιν ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη ἡ ἔχουσα βασιλείαν ἐπὶ τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς
And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
וְשַׂמְתִּיהָ לְמוֹרַשׁ קִפֹּד וְאַגְמֵי-מָיִם וְטֵֽאטֵאתִיהָ בְּמַטְאֲטֵא הַשְׁמֵד נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
וִירֵשׁוּהָ קָאַת וְקִפּוֹד וְיַנְשׁוֹף וְעֹרֵב יִשְׁכְּנוּ-בָהּ וְנָטָה עָלֶיהָ קַֽו-תֹהוּ וְאַבְנֵי-בֹֽהוּ׃
But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
וְאֶת-אֵלֶּה תְּשַׁקְּצוּ מִן-הָעוֹף לֹא יֵאָֽכְלוּ שֶׁקֶץ הֵם אֶת-הַנֶּשֶׁר וְאֶת-הַפֶּרֶס וְאֵת הָֽעָזְנִיָּֽה׃
And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
ὃς τὴν κατοίκησιν εἶχεν ἐν τοῖς μνήμείοις· καὶ οὒτε ἁλύσεσιν οὐδεὶς ἠδύνατο αὐτὸν δῆσαι
Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
Καὶ εἶδον ἐκ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ δράκοντος καὶ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ θηρίου καὶ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ ψευδοπροφήτου πνεύματα τρία ἀκάθαρτα ὁμοία βατράχοις
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
וְאַתָּה תִּנָּבֵא אֲלֵיהֶם אֵת כָּל-הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם יְהוָה מִמָּרוֹם יִשְׁאָג וּמִמְּעוֹן קָדְשׁוֹ יִתֵּן קוֹלוֹ שָׁאֹג יִשְׁאַג עַל-נָוֵהוּ הֵידָד כְּדֹרְכִים יַֽעֲנֶה אֶל כָּל-יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָֽרֶץ׃
Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
וְרָבְצוּ בְתוֹכָהּ עֲדָרִים כָּל-חַיְתוֹ-גוֹי גַּם-קָאַת גַּם-קִפֹּד בְּכַפְתֹּרֶיהָ יָלִינוּ קוֹל יְשׁוֹרֵר בַּֽחַלּוֹן חֹרֶב בַּסַּף כִּי אַרְזָה עֵרָֽה׃
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
καὶ ἔκραξεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ὥσπερ λέων μυκᾶται καὶ ὅτε ἔκραξεν ἐλάλησαν αἱ ἑπτὰ βρονταὶ τὰς ἑαυτῶν φωνάς
And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.