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Revelation 18:12

The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

KJV

γόμον χρυσοῦ καὶ ἀργύρου καὶ λίθου τιμίου καὶ μαργαριτῶν καὶ βυσσίνου καὶ πορφύρας καὶ σιρικοῦ καὶ κοκκίνου, καὶ πᾶν ξύλον θύϊον καὶ πᾶν σκεῦος ἐλεφάντινον καὶ πᾶν σκεῦος ἐκ ξύλου τιμιωτάτου καὶ χαλκοῦ καὶ σιδήρου καὶ μαρμάρου,

Greek NT

merces auri, et argenti, et lapidis pretiosi, et margaritæ, et byssi, et purpuræ, et serici, et cocci (et omne lignum thyinum, et omnia vasa eboris, et omnia vasa de lapide pretioso, et æramento, et ferro, et marmore,

Vulgate

merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet; and all thyine wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;

ASV

Merchandise of gold and silver and precious stones: and of pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet: and all thyine wood: and all manner of vessels of ivory: and all manner of vessels of precious stone and of brass and of iron and of marble:

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In the original Greek

20 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

βύσσινος
bussinos
adjective · 5×
γόμος
gomos
noun · 3×
θύϊνος
thuinos
adjective · 1×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κόκκινος
kokkinos
adjective · 6×
λίθος
lithos
noun · 60×
μάρμαρος
marmaros
noun · 1×
μαργαρίτης
margarites
noun · 9×
ξύλον
xulon
noun · 20×
πορφύρα
porphura
noun · 4×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
σίδηρος
sideros
noun · 1×
σηρικός
serikos
adjective · 1×
σκεῦος
skeuos
noun · 23×
τίμιος
timios
adjective · 13×
χαλκός
chalkos
noun · 5×
χρυσός
chrusos
noun · 12×
ἄργυρος
arguros
noun · 4×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐλεφάντινος
elephantinos
adjective · 1×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: μαργαριτῶν | WH/Treg/NIV: μαργαριτῶν | RP: μαργαρίτου
  • μαργαριτῶνSBLGNT
  • μαργαριτῶνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • μαργαρίτουRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: πορφύρας | WH/Treg/NIV: πορφύρας | RP: πορφυροῦ
  • πορφύραςSBLGNT
  • πορφύραςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • πορφυροῦRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§101In the political sphere, it must be noted that truthfulness in the relations between those governing and those governed, openness in public administration, impartiality in the service of the body politic, respect for the rights of political adversaries, safeguarding the rights of the accused against summary trials and convictions, the just and honest use of public funds, the re…

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 10:11 — And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
  • 1Kgs 10:18 — Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
  • 1Thess 2:5 — For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
  • Ezek 27:5 — They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
  • Ezek 27:15 — The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
  • Judg 8:26 — And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside
  • Prov 8:10 — Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
  • Rev 17:4 — And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
  • Rev 17:4 — And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: