noun · feminine
babulōnas
GreekΒαβυλών (babulōn)
Strong’sG897
Babylon
stem babulōn-12 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Βαβυλών, -ῶνος, ἡ
(בָּבֶל, Heb. form of Assyr. Bab-ili, Gate of God),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G897 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbab-oo-lone'
Babylon, the capitol of Chaldæa (literally or figuratively (as a type of tyranny))
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesBabylon.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | babulōnas5×Βαβυλὼν | babulōnais |
| object accusative | babulōnan | babulōnain |
| direct address vocative | babulōnar1×Βαβυλὼν | babulōnair |
| of, belonging to genitive | babulōnau5×Βαβυλῶνος | babulōnaiu |
| to, for dative | babulōna1×Βαβυλῶνι | babulōnai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
babulōna is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
babulōnas“Babylon”subjectnominative singular5×
Revelation 14:8“Babylon”Kai allos deuteros angelos akolouthata legarōtos; Piptata, piptata Babulōnas tas megas, has ek tou oinou tou thumou tau porneiau autau potizatē panteim teim ethneim.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.”
Revelation 16:19“Babylon”kai gineta tas politas tas megas eis treis mereim, kai tais politais teiu ethneiu piptala; kai Babulōnas tas megas mimnēskita enōpion tou theou dōara auta tem potēriem tou oinou tou thumou tau orgau autou;The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.
Revelation 17:5“BABYLON”kai epi tem metōpem autau onomem grafirētem, mustēriem, Babulōnas tas megas, tas mētēras taiu pornaiu kai teiu bdelugmeiu tau gēau.And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Revelation 18:2“Babylon”kai krazata en ischura fōna legarōtos; Piptata, piptata Babulōnas tas megas, kai gineta katoikētēriem daimoneiu kai fulakas panteu pneumeu akatharteu kai fulakas panteu ornitheu akatharteu kai fulakas panteu thēreu akatharteu kai misirēteu,And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.
Revelation 18:21“Babylon”Kai airata henos angelos ischuros lithon hōs mulinon megon, kai ballata eis tan thalassan legarōtos; Houtōs hormēme balliti Babulōnas tas megas politas, kai ouk mē heuriskiteia ēti.Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.
babulōnar“Babylon”direct addressvocative singular1×
Revelation 18:10“Babylon”apo makrothen histanarētois dia ton fobon tou basanismou autau legarōtois; Ouai ouai, tar politar tar megar, Babulōnar tar politar tar ischurar, hoti hena hōra erchata tas krisias su.In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
babulōnau“Babylon”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
Matthew 1:11“Babylon”Iōsios de gennata ton Iechonion kai toin adelfoin autou epi tau metoikesiau Babulōnau.and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
Matthew 1:12“Babylon”Meta de tan metoikesian Babulōnau Iechonios gennata ton Salathiēl, Salathiēl de gennata ton Zorobabel,After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
Matthew 1:17“Babylon”Pantais oun tais geneais apo Abraam heōs David geneais dekatessares, kai apo David heōs tau metoikesiau Babulōnau geneais dekatessares, kai apo tau metoikesiau Babulōnau heōs tou christou geneais dekatessares.In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
Matthew 1:17“Babylon”Pantais oun tais geneais apo Abraam heōs David geneais dekatessares, kai apo David heōs tau metoikesiau Babulōnau geneais dekatessares, kai apo tau metoikesiau Babulōnau heōs tou christou geneais dekatessares.In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
Acts 7:43“Babylon”kai analambava tan skēnan tou Moloch kai tem astrem tou theou Raifan, toin tupoin hoin poiava proskunarō autoi. kai metoikizami vin epekeina Babulōnau.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.’
babulōna“Babylon”to, fordative singular1×
1 Peter 5:13“Babylon”aspazetō vin tas en Babulōna suneklektas kai Markos tos huios mu.The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, as does my son Mark.