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Babylon

ΒαβυλώνStrong’s G0897

Babulōn

Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament

In short

Babulōn is the Greek word usually translated “babylon”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.

“And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:”
Matthew 1:11 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “babylon”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • babylon 8
  • to babylon 4

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Revelation 6
  • Matthew 3
  • Acts 1
  • 1 Peter 1

4 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

Βαβυλών Babulōn · Babylon

Βαβυλών, -ῶνος, ἡ (בָּבֶל, Heb. form of Assyr. Bab-ili, Gate of God), Babylon: Mat.1:11, 12 17, Act.7:43" (LXX) ; symbolically, of Rome: Rev.14:8 16:19 17:5 18:2, 10, 21, and prob. also 1Pe.5:13.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.