G897Proper name, a place12 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 1:11Βαβυλῶνος¶
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
- Acts 7:43Βαβυλῶνος¶
You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’
- 1 Peter 5:13Βαβυλῶνι
The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, as does my son Mark.
- Revelation 14:8Βαβυλὼν
Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
Abbott-Smith
Babylon: Mat.1:11, 12 17, Act.7:43" (LXX) ; symbolically, of Rome: Rev.14:8 16:19 17:5 18:2, 10, 21, and prob. also 1Pe.5:13.†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.