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Revelation 17

Rev. 17:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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So
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
he carried
appohero (Greek #667)
to bear off (literally or relatively)
KJV usage: bring, carry (away).
Pronounce: ap-of-er'-o
Origin: from 575 and 5342
me
me (Greek #3165)
me
KJV usage: I, me, my.
Pronounce: meh
Origin: a shorter (and probably originally) form of 1691
away in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
the spirit
pneuma (Greek #4151)
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
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
into
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
the wilderness
eremos (Greek #2048)
lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, 5561 being implied)
KJV usage: desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness.
Pronounce: er'-ay-mos
Origin: of uncertain affinity
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kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
I saw
eido (Greek #1492)
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent 3700 and 3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
KJV usage: be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare 3700.
Pronounce: i'-do
Origin: a primary verb
a woman
gune (Greek #1135)
a woman; specially, a wife
KJV usage: wife, woman.
Pronounce: goo-nay'
Origin: probably from the base of 1096
sit
kathemai (Greek #2521)
and ἧμαι (to sit; akin to the base of 1476); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside
KJV usage: dwell, sit (by, down).
Pronounce: kath'-ay-mahee
Origin: from 2596
upon
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
ab scarlet colored
kokkinos (Greek #2847)
crimson-colored
KJV usage: scarlet (colour, coloured).
Pronounce: kok'-kee-nos
Origin: from 2848 (from the kernel-shape of the insect)
beast
therion (Greek #2342)
a dangerous animal
KJV usage: (venomous, wild) beast.
Pronounce: thay-ree'-on
Origin: diminutive from the same as 2339
, full
gemo (Greek #1073)
to swell out, i.e. be full
KJV usage: be full.
Pronounce: ghem'-o
Origin: a primary verb
of names
onoma (Greek #3686)
a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character)
KJV usage: called, (+ sur-)name(-d).
Pronounce: on'-om-ah
Origin: from a presumed derivative of the base of 1097 (compare 3685)
of blasphemy
blasphemia (Greek #988)
vilification (especially against God)
KJV usage: blasphemy, evil speaking, railing.
Pronounce: blas-fay-me'-ah
Origin: from 989
, having
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
d seven
hepta (Greek #2033)
seven
KJV usage: seven.
Pronounce: hep-tah'
Origin: a primary number
heads
kephale (Greek #2776)
the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: head.
Pronounce: kef-al-ay'
Origin: from the primary κάπτω (in the sense of seizing)
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
ten
deka (Greek #1176)
ten
KJV usage: (eight-)een, ten.
Pronounce: dek'-ah
Origin: a primary number
horns
keras (Greek #2768)
a horn (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: horn.
Pronounce: ker'-as
Origin: from a primary κάρ (the hair of the head)
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Rev. 12:3• 3And there was seen another sign in the heaven; and, behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems. (Rev. 12:3)
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Rev. 13:1• 1And I stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy. (Rev. 13:1)

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Beast,
blasphemy,
Head,
Horns,
Scarlet,
Seven,
Spirit,
Ten,
Wilderness,
Woman

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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he carried.
Rev. 1:10• 10I was in {i}the{/i} Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a loud voice as of a trumpet, (Rev. 1:10)
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Rev. 4:2• 2[And] immediately I was in {i}the{/i} Spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in the heaven, and upon the throne one sitting: (Rev. 4:2)
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Rev. 21:10• 10And he carried me away in {i}the{/i} Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, having the glory of God. (Rev. 21:10)
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1 Kings 18:12•  (1 Kings 18:12)
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2 Kings 2:16•  (2 Kings 2:16)
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Ezek. 3:12•  (Ezek. 3:12)
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Ezek. 8:3•  (Ezek. 8:3)
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Ezek. 11:24•  (Ezek. 11:24)
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Acts 8:39• 39But when they came up out of the water, [the] Spirit of [the] Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing. (Acts 8:39)
into.
Rev. 12:6,14• 6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that there they should nourish her a thousand two hundred {i}and{/i} sixty days.
 14And there were given to the woman [the] two wings of the great eagle, that she should fly into the wilderness into her place, where she is nourished there a time and times and half a time from the serpent's face. (Rev. 12:6,14)
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Song of Sol. 8:5•  (Song of Sol. 8:5)
a woman.
Rev. 17:4,6,18• 4And the woman was clothed with purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the unclean things of her fornication,
 6And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus; and when I saw her, I wondered with great wonder.
 18And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city that hath kingship over the kings of the earth. (Rev. 17:4,6,18)
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Rev. 12:3• 3And there was seen another sign in the heaven; and, behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems. (Rev. 12:3)
full.
Rev. 13:1‑6• 1And I stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy.
 2And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet as a bear's, and his mouth as a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.
 3And {i}I saw{/i} one of his heads as slain unto death; and his deadly wound was healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast.
 4And they worshipped the dragon, because he gave the authority to the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who {i}is{/i} like the beast? and who is able to make war with him?
 5And there was given him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemy; and there was given him authority to work forty-two months.
 6And he opened his mouth unto blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle [and] those that tabernacle in the heaven. (Rev. 13:1‑6)
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Dan. 7:8,20,25•  (Dan. 7:8,20,25)
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Dan. 11:36•  (Dan. 11:36)
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2 Thess. 2:4• 4he that opposeth and exalteth himself exceedingly against every one called god, or object of veneration; so that he sitteth down in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. (2 Thess. 2:4)
having.
Rev. 17:9‑12• 9Here {i}is{/i} the mind that hath wisdom.
 10The seven heads are seven mountains, where the woman sitteth on them; and they are seven kings: five are fallen, one is, the other is not yet come; and when he shall have come, he must continue a short {i}space{/i}.
 11And the beast which was and is not, even he is an eighth and is of the seven and goeth into perdition.
 12And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings which have not yet received a kingdom; but they receive authority as kings one hour with the beast. (Rev. 17:9‑12)
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Rev. 12:3• 3And there was seen another sign in the heaven; and, behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems. (Rev. 12:3)
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Rev. 13:1• 1And I stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy. (Rev. 13:1)
• In spite of all her pride and worldly glory, to the saint of God the wilderness is the only place where the Spirit leads him to behold her. (“Lectures on Revelation 17-18” by W. Kelly)
• Babylon is a whore or corrupting system; but blasphemy is what belongs to the beast. It is a more open and audacious evil. The woman's way is more seductive, and one that lays hold of the affections. But blasphemy is the expression of a power that fears neither God nor man. (“Lectures on Revelation 17-18” by W. Kelly)
• a wilderness"-a thorough waste as to the knowledge or enjoyment of God. (“Lectures on Revelation 17-18” by W. Kelly)
• Babylon is seen where all was barren as far as divine enjoyment was concerned. No springs of living water were found there. (“Babylon and the Beast: 1” by W. Kelly)
• This corrupt system creates but a wilderness in which there is nothing for God or man. (“Revelation 17” by W. Kelly)
• The revived Roman Empire, with its confederacy of kings, in seeking to overthrow all fear of God and establish the worship of the image of the beast, will apparently find in the corrupt Papacy a ready instrument to attain these evil ends, for this evil system is, and always has been, itself, marked by the grossest idolatry. (“Revelation 17: The Women and the Beast” by H. Smith)
• the woman in chapter 17 is the earthly counterpart of the bride in chapter 21 (“Revelation 17: The Women and the Beast” by H. Smith)
• Wilderness: Place of desolation and drought where no springs of God are. (“Revelation 17 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)
• Woman: The great imperial city in her corrupt religious character. Papal Rome. (“Revelation 17 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)
• Scarlet-Colored Beast: Imperial Rome in its blasphemous form. (“Revelation 17 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he carried me away in spirit to a desert; and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

W. Kelly Translation

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And he carried me away in the Spirit into aa wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast full of [the] names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

WK Translation Notes

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It is "a," not "the," wilderness.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)