Revelation 18:23
The light of a lamp will shine no more at all in you. The voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will be heard no more at all in you, for your merchants were the princes of the earth; for with your sorcery all the nations were deceived.This verse in the real world
In what words
- μεγιστᾶνεςmegistânesgrandees
- φαρμακείαpharmakeíamedication ("pharmacy"), i.e. (by extension) magic (literally or figuratively)
- ἔμποροςémporosa (wholesale) tradesman
- νύμφηnýmphēcompare Latin "nupto," to marry); a young married woman (as veiled), including a betrothed
- νυμφίοςnymphíosa bride-groom (literally or figuratively)
- λύχνοςlýchnosa portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively)
- φαίνωphaínōto lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
- πλανάωplanáōto (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue)
+14 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.