ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΘΕΟΛΟΓΟΥ Revelation of John the T heologian

CHAPTER 18

| 1 | και |  | μετα |  | ταυτα |  | ειδον |  | αγγελον |  | καταβαινοντα |  | εκ |  | του |  | ουρανου |
|  | And |  | after |  | these things |  | I saw |  | an angel |  | descending |  | out of |  | the |  | heaven, |

εχοντα |  | εξουσιαν |  | μεγαλην |  | και |  | η |  | γη |  | εφωτισθη |  | εκ |  | της |  | δοξης |
having |  | authority 2 |  | great: 1 |  | and |  | the |  | earth |  | was enlightened |  | with |  | his glory. |  | ♦ |

αυτου |  |
♦ |  |

| 2 | και |  | εκραξεν |  | εν |  | ισχυι |  | φωνη |  | μεγαλη |  | λεγων |  | επεσεν |  | επεσεν |
|  | And |  | he cried |  | mightily |  | ♦ |  | with a voice 2 |  | loud, 1 |  | saying, |  | Is fallen, |  | is fallen |

βαβυλων |  | η |  | μεγαλη |  | και |  | εγενετο |  | κατοικητηριον |  | δαιμονων |  | και |  | φυλακη |
Babylon |  | the |  | great, |  | and |  | is become |  | a habitation |  | of demons, |  | and |  | a hold |

παντος |  | πνευματος |  | ακαθαρτου |  | και |  | φυλακη |  | παντος |  | ορνεου |  | ακαθαρτου |
of every |  | spirit 2 |  | unclean, 1 |  | and |  | a hold |  | of every |  | bird 4 |  | unclean 1 |

και |  | μεμισημενου |  |
and 2 |  | hated: 3 |  |

| 3 | οτι |  | εκ |  | του |  | οινου |  | του |  | θυμου |  | της |  | πορνειας |  | αυτης |  | πεπωκεν |  | παντα |
|  | because |  | of |  | the |  | wine |  | of the |  | fury |  | ♦ |  | fornication 3 |  | of 1 her 2 |  | have 7 drunk 8 |  | all 4 |

τα |  | εθνη |  | και |  | οι |  | βασιλεις |  | της |  | γης |  | μετ |  | αυτης |  | επορνευσαν |  | και |  | οι |
the 5 |  | nations; 6 |  | and |  | the |  | kings |  | of the |  | earth |  | with |  | her |  | did commit fornication, |  | and |  | the |

εμποροι |  | της |  | γης |  | εκ |  | της |  | δυναμεως |  | του |  | στρηνους |  | αυτης |
merchants |  | of the |  | earth |  | through |  | the |  | power |  | of her luxury |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

επλουτησαν |  |
were enriched. |  |

| 4 | και |  | ηκουσα |  | αλλην |  | φωνην |  | εκ |  | του |  | ουρανου |  | λεγουσαν |  | εξελθετε |  | εξ |
|  | And |  | I heard |  | another |  | voice |  | out of |  | the |  | heaven, |  | saying, |  | Come ye |  | out of |

αυτης |  | ο |  | λαος |  | μου |  | ινα |  | μη |  | συγκοινωνησητε |
her, |  | my people, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | that |  | ye may not have fellowship |  | ♦ |

ταις |  | αμαρτιαις |  | αυτης |  | και |  | ινα |  | μη |  | λαβητε |  | εκ |  | των |  | πληγων |
in her sins, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | that |  | ye may not receive |  | ♦ |  | of |  | ♦ |  | plagues 2 |

αυτης |  |
her: 1 |  |

| 5 | οτι |  | ηκολουθησαν |  | αυτης |  | αι |  | αμαρτιαι |  | αχρι |  | του |  | ουρανου |  | και |
|  | for |  | followed 3 |  | her 1 |  | ♦ |  | sins 2 |  | as far as |  | the |  | heaven, |  | and |

εμνημονευσεν |  | ο |  | θεος |  | τα |  | αδικηματα |  | αυτης |  |
remembered 2 |  | ♦ |  | God 1 |  | her unrighteousness. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 6 | αποδοτε |  | αυτη |  | ως |  | και |  | αυτη |  | απεδωκεν |  | υμιν |  | και |  | διπλωσατε |  | αυτη |  | διπλα |
|  | Render |  | to her |  | as |  | also |  | she |  | rendered |  | to you; |  | and |  | double ye |  | to her |  | double, |

κατα |  | τα |  | εργα |  | αυτης |  | εν |  | τω |  | ποτηριω |  | ω |  | εκερασεν |  | κερασατε |
according to |  | her works. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | In |  | the |  | cup |  | which |  | she mixed, |  | mix ye |

αυτη |  | διπλουν |  |
to her |  | double. |  |

| 7 | οσα |  | εδοξασεν |  | εαυτην |  | και |  | εστρηνιασεν |  | τοσουτον |  | δοτε |  | αυτη |
|  | So much as |  | she glorified |  | herself |  | and |  | lived luxuriously, |  | so much |  | give |  | to her |

βασανισμον |  | και |  | πενθος |  | οτι |  | εν |  | τη |  | καρδια |  | αυτης |  | λεγει |  | καθημαι |
torment |  | and |  | mourning. |  | Because |  | in |  | her heart |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | he says, |  | I sit |

βασιλισσα |  | και |  | χηρα |  | ουκ |  | ειμι |  | και |  | πενθος |  | ου |  | μη |  | ιδω |  |
a queen, |  | and |  | a widow |  | I am not: |  | ♦ |  | and |  | mourning |  | in no wise |  | ♦ |  | may I see. |  |

| 8 | δια |  | τουτο |  | εν |  | μια |  | ημερα |  | ηξουσιν |  | αι |  | πληγαι |  | αυτης |  | θανατος
|  | On account of |  | this |  | in |  | one |  | day |  | shall come |  | her plagues, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | death

| και |  | πενθος |  | και |  | λιμος |  | και |  | εν |  | πυρι |  | κατακαυθησεται |  | οτι |  | ισχυρος |  | κυριος |
| and |  | mourning |  | and |  | famine, |  | and |  | with |  | fire |  | she shall be burnt; |  | for |  | strong [is the] |  | Lord |

ο |  | θεος |  | ο |  | κρινων |  | αυτην |  |
♦ |  | God |  | who |  | judges |  | her. |  |

| 9 | και |  | κλαυσονται |  | αυτην |  | και |  | κοψονται |  | επ |  | αυτη |  | οι |  | βασιλεις |  | της |  | γης |  | οι |
|  | And |  | shall weep for |  | her, |  | and |  | shall bewail |  | for |  | her, |  | the |  | kings |  | of the |  | earth, |  | who |

μετ |  | αυτης |  | πορνευσαντες |  | και |  | στρηνιασαντες |  | οταν |  | βλεπωσιν |  | τον |
with |  | her |  | committed fornication |  | and |  | lived luxuriously, |  | when |  | they see |  | the |

καπνον |  | της |  | πυρωσεως |  | αυτης |  |
smoke |  | of her burning, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 10 | απο |  | μακροθεν |  | εστηκοτες |  | δια |  | τον |  | φοβον |  | του |
|  | from 2 |  | afar 3 |  | standing 1 |  | on account of |  | the |  | fear |  | of her torment, |

βασανισμου |  | αυτης |  | λεγοντες |  | ουαι |  | ουαι |  | η |  | πολις |  | η |  | μεγαλη |  | βαβυλων |  | η |
♦ |  | ♦ |  | saying, |  | Woe, |  | woe, |  | the |  | city 2 |  | ♦ |  | great, 1 |  | Babylon, |  | the |

πολις |  | η |  | ισχυρα |  | οτι |  | εν |  | μια |  | ωρα |  | ηλθεν |  | η |  | κρισις |  | σου |  |
city 2 |  | ♦ |  | strong! 1 |  | for |  | in |  | one |  | hour |  | is come |  | thy judgment. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 11 | και |  | οι |  | εμποροι |  | της |  | γης |  | κλαιουσιν |  | και |  | πενθουσιν |  | επ |  | αυτη |  | οτι |
|  | And |  | the |  | merchants |  | of the |  | earth |  | weep |  | and |  | mourn |  | for |  | her, |  | because |

τον |  | γομον |  | αυτων |  | ουδεις |  | αγοραζει |  | ουκετι |  |
their lading |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | no one |  | buys |  | any more; (lit. no more) |  |

| 12 | γομον |  | χρυσου |  | και |  | αργυρου |  | και |  | λιθου |  | τιμιου |  | και |  | μαργαριτου |  | και |
|  | lading |  | of gold, |  | and |  | of silver, |  | and |  | of stone 2 |  | precious, 1 |  | and |  | of pearl, |  | and |

βυσσου |  | και |  | πορφυρας |  | και |  | σηρικου |  | και |  | κοκκινου |  | και |  | παν |  | ξυλον |  | θυινον |
of fine linen, |  | and |  | of purple, |  | and |  | of silk, |  | and |  | of scarlet, |  | and |  | all |  | wood 2 |  | thyine, 1 |

και |  | παν |  | σκευος |  | ελεφαντινον |  | και |  | παν |  | σκευος |  | εκ |  | ξυλου |  | τιμιωτατου |  | και |
and |  | every |  | article |  | of ivory, |  | and |  | every |  | article |  | of |  | wood |  | most precious, |  | and |

χαλκου |  | και |  | σιδηρου |  | και |  | μαρμαρου |  |
of brass, |  | and |  | of iron, |  | and |  | of marble, |  |

| 13 | και |  | κιναμωμον |  | και |  | θυμιαματα |  | και |  | μυρον |  | και |  | λιβανον |  | και |  | οινον |  | και |
|  | and |  | cinnamon, |  | and |  | incense, |  | and |  | ointment, |  | and |  | frankincense, |  | and |  | wine, |  | and |

ελαιον |  | και |  | σεμιδαλιν |  | και |  | σιτον |  | και |  | κτηνη |  | και |  | προβατα |  | και |  | ιππων |  | και |
oil, |  | and |  | finest flour, |  | and |  | wheat, |  | and |  | cattle, |  | and |  | sheep, |  | and |  | of horses, |  | and |

ρεδων |  | και |  | σωματων |  | και |  | ψυχας |  | ανθρωπων |  |
of chariots, |  | and |  | of slaves, (lit. of bodies) |  | and |  | souls |  | of men. |  |

| 14 | και |  | η |  | οπωρα |  | της |  | επιθυμιας |  | της |  | ψυχης |  | σου |  | απηλθεν |  | απο |  | σου |
|  | And |  | the |  | ripe fruits |  | of the |  | desire |  | of thy soul |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | are departed |  | from |  | thee, |

και |  | παντα |  | τα |  | λιπαρα |  | και |  | τα |  | λαμπρα |  | απηλθεν |  | απο |  | σου |  | και |
and |  | all |  | the |  | fat things |  | and |  | the |  | bright things |  | are departed |  | from |  | thee, |  | and |

ουκετι |  | ου |  | μη |  | ευρησης |  | αυτα |  |
any 4 more 5 (lit. no more) |  | in 1 no 2 wise 3 |  | ♦ |  | shouldst thou find |  | them. |  |

| 15 | οι |  | εμποροι |  | τουτων |  | οι |  | πλουτησαντες |  | απ |  | αυτης |  | απο |  | μακροθεν |
|  | The |  | merchants |  | of these things, |  | who |  | were enriched |  | from |  | her, |  | from |  | afar |

στησονται |  | δια |  | τον |  | φοβον |  | του |  | βασανισμου |  | αυτης |  | κλαιοντες |
shall stand |  | because of |  | the |  | fear |  | of her torment, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | weeping |

και |  | πενθουντες |  |
and |  | mourning, |  |

| 16 | και |  | λεγοντες |  | ουαι |  | ουαι |  | η |  | πολις |  | η |  | μεγαλη |  | η |  | περιβεβλημενη |
|  | and |  | saying, |  | Woe, |  | woe, |  | the |  | city 2 |  | ♦ |  | great, 1 |  | which |  | [was] clothed with |

βυσσινον |  | και |  | πορφυρουν |  | και |  | κοκκινον |  | και |  | κεχρυσωμενη |  | εν |  | χρυσω |  | και |
fine linen |  | and |  | purple |  | and |  | scarlet, |  | and |  | decked (lit. gilded) |  | with |  | gold |  | and |

λιθω |  | τιμιω |  | και |  | μαργαριταις |  |
stone 2 |  | precious 1 |  | and |  | pearls! |  |

| 17 | οτι |  | μια |  | ωρα |  | ηρημωθη |  | ο |  | τοσουτος |  | πλουτος |  | και |  | πας |  | κυβερνητης |
|  | for |  | one |  | hour |  | was made desolate |  | ♦ |  | so great |  | wealth. |  | And |  | every |  | steersman, |

και |  | πας |  | επι |  | των |  | πλοιων |  | ο |  | ομιλος |  | και |  | ναυται |  | και |  | οσοι |  | την |
and |  | all |  | in 3 |  | ♦ |  | ships 4 |  | the 1 |  | company, 2 |  | and |  | sailors, |  | and |  | as many as |  | trade by sea, |

θαλασσαν |  | εργαζονται |  | απο |  | μακροθεν |  | εστησαν |  |
♦ |  | ♦ |  | afar off |  | ♦ |  | stood, |  |

| 18 | και |  | εκραζον |  | ορωντες |  | τον |  | καπνον |  | της |  | πυρωσεως |  | αυτης |  | λεγοντες |
|  | and |  | cried, |  | seeing |  | the |  | smoke |  | ♦ |  | burning 3 |  | of 1 her, 2 |  | saying, |

τις |  | ομοια |  | τη |  | πολει |  | τη |  | μεγαλη |  |
What [city is] |  | like |  | to the |  | city 2 |  | ♦ |  | great? 1 |  |

| 19 | και |  | εβαλον |  | χουν |  | επι |  | τας |  | κεφαλας |  | αυτων |  | και |  | εκραζον |  | κλαιοντες
|  | And |  | they cast |  | dust |  | upon |  | their heads, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | cried, |  | weeping

| και |  | πενθουντες |  | λεγοντες |  | ουαι |  | ουαι |  | η |  | πολις |  | η |  | μεγαλη |  | εν |  | η |
| and |  | mourning, |  | saying, |  | Woe, |  | woe, |  | the |  | city 2 |  | ♦ |  | great, 1 |  | in |  | which |

επλουτησαν |  | παντες |  | οι |  | εχοντες |  | πλοια |  | εν |  | τη |  | θαλασση |  | εκ |  | της |
were enriched |  | all |  | who |  | had |  | ships |  | in |  | the |  | sea |  | through |  | her costlines! |

τιμιοτητος |  | αυτης |  | οτι |  | μια |  | ωρα |  | ηρημωθη |  |
♦ |  | ♦ |  | for |  | in one |  | hour |  | she was made desolate. |  |

| 20 | ευφραινου |  | επ |  | αυτην |  | ουρανε |  | και |  | οι |  | αγιοι |  | αποστολοι |  | και |  | οι |
|  | Rejoice |  | over |  | her, |  | O heaven, |  | and |  | ♦ |  | [ye] holy |  | apostles |  | and |  | ♦ |

προφηται |  | οτι |  | εκρινεν |  | ο |  | θεος |  | το |  | κριμα |  | υμων |  | εξ |  | αυτης |  |
[ye] prophets; |  | for |  | did 2 judge 3 |  | ♦ |  | God 1 |  | your judgment |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | upon |  | her. |  |

| 21 | και |  | ηρεν |  | εις |  | αγγελος |  | ισχυρος |  | λιθον |  | ως |  | μυλον |  | μεγαν |  | και |  | εβαλεν |
|  | And |  | took 4 up 5 |  | one 1 |  | angel 3 |  | strong 2 |  | a stone, |  | as a |  | millstone 2 |  | great, 1 |  | and |  | cast [it] |

εις |  | την |  | θαλασσαν |  | λεγων |  | ουτως |  | ορμηματι |  | βληθησεται |  | βαβυλων |  | η |
into |  | the |  | sea, |  | saying, |  | Thus |  | with violence |  | shall be cast down |  | Babylon |  | the |

μεγαλη |  | πολις |  | και |  | ου |  | μη |  | ευρεθη |  | ετι |  |
great |  | city, |  | and |  | not at all |  | ♦ |  | may be found |  | longer: |  |

| 22 | και |  | φωνη |  | κιθαρωδων |  | και |  | μουσικων |  | και |  | αυλητων |  | και |  | σαλπιστων |
|  | and |  | voice |  | of harpers |  | and |  | musicians |  | and |  | flute-players |  | and |  | of trumpeters |

ου |  | μη |  | ακουσθη |  | εν |  | σοι |  | ετι |  | και |  | πας |  | τεχνιτης |  | πασης |
not at all |  | ♦ |  | may be heard |  | in |  | thee |  | longer, |  | and |  | any (lit. every) |  | artificer |  | of any (lit. of every) |

τεχνης |  | ου |  | μη |  | ευρεθη |  | εν |  | σοι |  | ετι |  | και |  | φωνη |  | μυλου |  | ου |  | μη |
art |  | not at all |  | ♦ |  | may be found |  | in |  | thee |  | longer, |  | and |  | sound |  | of millstone |  | not at all |  | ♦ |

ακουσθη |  | εν |  | σοι |  | ετι |  |
may be heard |  | in |  | thee |  | longer, |  |

| 23 | και |  | φως |  | λυχνου |  | ου |  | μη |  | φανη |  | εν |  | σοι |  | ετι |  | και |  | φωνη |  | νυμφιου |
|  | and |  | light |  | of lamp |  | not at all |  | ♦ |  | may shine |  | in |  | thee |  | longer, |  | and |  | voice |  | of bridegroom |

και |  | νυμφης |  | ου |  | μη |  | ακουσθη |  | εν |  | σοι |  | ετι |  | οτι |  | οι |  | εμποροι |  | σου |
and |  | of bride |  | not at all |  | ♦ |  | may be heard |  | in |  | thee |  | longer; |  | for |  | thy merchants |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

ησαν |  | οι |  | μεγιστανες |  | της |  | γης |  | οτι |  | εν |  | τη |  | φαρμακεια |  | σου |
were |  | the |  | great ones |  | of the |  | earth, |  | for |  | by |  | thy sorcery |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

επλανηθησαν |  | παντα |  | τα |  | εθνη |  |
were misled |  | all |  | the |  | nations. |  |

| 24 | και |  | εν |  | αυτη |  | αιμα |  | προφητων |  | και |  | αγιων |  | ευρεθη |  | και |  | παντων |  | των |
|  | and |  | in |  | her |  | [the] blood |  | of prophets |  | and |  | saints |  | was found, |  | and |  | of all |  | the |

εσφαγμενων |  | επι |  | της |  | γης |  |
slain |  | on |  | the |  | earth. |  |