Lexicon Babulón: Babylon Original Word: Βαβυλών Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Babylon. Of Hebrew origin (Babel); Babylon, the capitol of Chaldaea (literally or figuratively (as a type of tyranny)) -- Babylon. see HEBREW Babel HELPS Word-studies 897 Babylṓn – Babylon, the wicked, godless city in ancient Mesopotamia, was the most powerful city in the world in OT times (especially from 605 NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof Akk. origin, cf. Babel Definition "gate of god(s)," Babylon, a large city situated astride the Euphrates river NASB Translation Babylon (12). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 897: ΒαβυλώνΒαβυλών, Βαβυλῶνος, ἡ (Hebrew בָּבֶל from בָּלַל to confound, according to Genesis 11:9; cf. Aeschylus Pers. 52 Βαβυλών δ' ἡ πολύχρυσος παμμικτον ὄχλον πέμπει σύρδην. But more correctly, as it seems, from בַּל בָּאב the gate i. e. the court or city of Belus (Assyr.Bab-Il the Gate of God; (perhaps of Il, the supreme God); cf. Schrader, Keilinschr. u. d. Alt. Test. 2te Aufl., p. 127f; Oppert in the Zeitsch. d. Deutsch. Morg. Gesellschaft, viii., p. 595)), Babylon, formerly a very celebrated and large city, the residence of the Babylonian kings, situated on both banks of the Euphrates. Cyrus had formerly captured it, but Darius Hystaspis threw down its gates and walls, and Xerxes destroyed (?) the temple of Belus. At length the city was reduced almost to a solitude, the population having been drawn off by the neighboring Seleucia, built on the Tigris by Seleucus Nicanor. (Cf. Prof. Rawlinson in B. D. under the word and his Herodotus, vol. i. Essays vi. and viii., vol. ii. Essay iv.) The name is used in the N. T. 1. of the city itself: Acts 7:43; 1 Peter 5:13 (where some have understood Babylon, a small town in Egypt, to be referred to; but in opposition cf. Mayerhoff, Einl. in die petrin. Schriften, p. 126ff; (cf. 3 at the end below)). 2. of the territory, Babylonia: Matthew 1:11f, 17; (often so in Greek writings). 3. allegorically, of Rome as the most corrupt seat of idolatry and the enemy of Christianity: Revelation 14:8 (here Rec.elz Βαβουλων); Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • 894 בָּבֶל (Babel): The Hebrew origin of the Greek Βαβυλών, referring to the same city and concept of confusion and opposition to God. Usage: The term "Babylon" is used in the New Testament to refer to both the historical city and a symbolic representation of worldly power and corruption. It appears in contexts that highlight its role as an adversary to God's people and a symbol of ultimate judgment. Context: Babylon, known as Βαβυλών in Greek, is a city of immense historical and theological importance. Located in Mesopotamia, it was the capital of the Babylonian Empire and is often associated with the Tower of Babel narrative, where humanity's pride led to God's intervention and the confusion of languages (Genesis 11:1-9). In the New Testament, Babylon is frequently used symbolically to represent a system of worldly power and opposition to God. Englishman's Concordance Matthew 1:11 N-GFSGRK: τῆς μετοικεσίας Βαβυλῶνος NAS: of the deportation to Babylon. KJV: they were carried away to Babylon: INT: of the deportation to Babylon Matthew 1:12 N-GFS Matthew 1:17 N-GFS Matthew 1:17 N-GFS Acts 7:43 N-GFS 1 Peter 5:13 N-DFS Revelation 14:8 N-NFS Revelation 16:19 N-NFS Revelation 17:5 N-NFS Revelation 18:2 N-NFS Revelation 18:10 N-NFS Revelation 18:21 N-NFS Strong's Greek 897 |
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