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Βαβυλών

Transliteration Babylōn		Pronunciation bä-bü-lō'n (Key)
Part of Speech proper locative noun		Root Word (Etymology) Of Hebrew origin בָּבֶל (H894)
TDNT Reference 1:514,89

Babylon = "confusion"

1) a very large and famous city, the residence of the Babylonian kings, situated on both banks of the Euphrates. Cyrus had formerly captured it, but Darius Hystaspis threw down its gates and walls, and Xerxes destroyed the temple of Belis. At length the city was reduced to almost solitude, the population having been drawn off by the neighbouring Seleucia, built on the Tigris by Seleucus Nicanor.

2) of the territory of Babylonia

3) allegorically, of Rome as the most corrupt seat of idolatry and the enemy of Christianity

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Strong's Number G897 matches the Greek Βαβυλών (Babylōn), which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in Rev of the Greek concordance of the KJV
Page 1 / 1 (Rev 14:8 - Rev 18:21)
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Rev 14:8	And ²⁵³² there followed ¹⁹⁰ another ²⁴³ angel ³², saying ³⁰⁰⁴ , Babylon⁸⁹⁷ is fallen ⁴⁰⁹⁸ , is fallen ⁴⁰⁹⁸ , that great ³¹⁷³ city ⁴¹⁷², because ³⁷⁵⁴ she made ⁴²²² ⁰ all ³⁹⁵⁶ nations ¹⁴⁸⁴ drink ⁴²²² of ¹⁵³⁷ the wine ³⁶³¹ of the wrath ²³⁷² of her ⁸⁴⁶ fornication ⁴²⁰².
Rev 16:19	And ²⁵³² the great ³¹⁷³ city ⁴¹⁷² was divided ¹⁰⁹⁶ into ¹⁵¹⁹ three ⁵¹⁴⁰ parts ³³¹³, and ²⁵³² the cities ⁴¹⁷² of the nations ¹⁴⁸⁴ fell ⁴⁰⁹⁸ : and ²⁵³² great ³¹⁷³ Babylon⁸⁹⁷ came in remembrance ³⁴¹⁵ before ¹⁷⁹⁹ God ²³¹⁶, to give ¹³²⁵ unto her ⁸⁴⁶ the cup ⁴²²¹ of the wine ³⁶³¹ of the fierceness ²³⁷² of his ⁸⁴⁶ wrath ³⁷⁰⁹.
Rev 17:5	And ²⁵³² upon ¹⁹⁰⁹ her ⁸⁴⁶ forehead ³³⁵⁹ [was] a name ³⁶⁸⁶ written ¹¹²⁵ , MYSTERY ³⁴⁶⁶, BABYLON⁸⁹⁷ THE GREAT ³¹⁷³, THE MOTHER ³³⁸⁴ OF HARLOTS ⁴²⁰⁴ AND ²⁵³² ABOMINATIONS ⁹⁴⁶ OF THE EARTH ¹⁰⁹³.
Rev 18:2	And ²⁵³² he cried ²⁸⁹⁶ mightily ²⁴⁷⁹ with ¹⁷²² a strong ³¹⁷³ voice ⁵⁴⁵⁶, saying ³⁰⁰⁴ , Babylon⁸⁹⁷ the great ³¹⁷³ is fallen ⁴⁰⁹⁸ , is fallen ⁴⁰⁹⁸ , and ²⁵³² is become ¹⁰⁹⁶ the habitation ²⁷³² of devils ¹¹⁴², and ²⁵³² the hold ⁵⁴³⁸ of every ³⁹⁵⁶ foul ¹⁶⁹ spirit ⁴¹⁵¹, and ²⁵³² a cage ⁵⁴³⁸ of every ³⁹⁵⁶ unclean ¹⁶⁹ and ²⁵³² hateful ³⁴⁰⁴ bird ³⁷³².
Rev 18:10	Standing ²⁴⁷⁶ afar ³¹¹³ off ⁵⁷⁵ for ¹²²³ the fear ⁵⁴⁰¹ of her ⁸⁴⁶ torment ⁹²⁹, saying ³⁰⁰⁴ , Alas ³⁷⁵⁹, alas ³⁷⁵⁹, that great ³¹⁷³ city ⁴¹⁷² Babylon⁸⁹⁷, that mighty ²⁴⁷⁸ city ⁴¹⁷²! for ³⁷⁵⁴ in ¹⁷²² one ³³⁹¹ hour ⁵⁶¹⁰ is ²⁰⁶⁴ ⁰ thy ⁴⁶⁷⁵ judgment ²⁹²⁰ come ²⁰⁶⁴ .
Rev 18:21	And ²⁵³² a ¹⁵²⁰ mighty ²⁴⁷⁸ angel ³² took up ¹⁴² a stone ³⁰³⁷ like ⁵⁶¹³ a great ³¹⁷³ millstone ³⁴⁵⁸, and ²⁵³² cast ⁹⁰⁶ [it] into ¹⁵¹⁹ the sea ²²⁸¹, saying ³⁰⁰⁴ , Thus ³⁷⁷⁹ with violence ³⁷³¹ shall ⁹⁰⁶ ⁰ that great ³¹⁷³ city ⁴¹⁷² Babylon⁸⁹⁷ be thrown down ⁹⁰⁶ , and ²⁵³² shall be found ²¹⁴⁷ no more ³³⁶⁴ at all ²⁰⁸⁹.

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