Βαβυλὼν
Babylṓn
Babylon
Babylon; the principal city and empire centered in Mesopotamia, known historically as a major ancient metropolis on the Euphrates River. Used to refer both to the literal, historical city of Babylon (the capital of Babylonia/Chaldea) and, in later literature, as a symbolic or figurative reference for an oppressive power or foreign cultural influence.
Revelation 18:21 · Word #19
Lexicon G897
| Lemma | Βαβυλών |
| Transliteration | Babylṓn |
| Strong's | G897 |
| Definition | Babylon; the principal city and empire centered in Mesopotamia, known historically as a major ancient metropolis on the Euphrates River. Used to refer both to the literal, historical city of Babylon (the capital of Babylonia/Chaldea) and, in later literature, as a symbolic or figurative reference for an oppressive power or foreign cultural influence. |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Babylon |
| Literal | Babylon |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | Βαβυλών |
| Strong's | G897 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G897-01
Babylon
| Morphological Notes | Noun; nominative; feminine; singular (proper noun functioning as subject or predicate nominative). |
| Rendering Rationale | The lemma denotes the historical city and imperial center of Babylon; as a nominative feminine singular proper noun, it is rendered directly as "Babylon" without modification, preserving its root identity. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Babylon
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Greek. P1 meaning: Babylon |