Occurrences in the NT: 12
Βαβυλών, -ῶνος, ἡ(בָּבֶל, Heb. form of Assyr. Bab-ili, Gate of God),
Babylon: Mt 1:11, 12, 17, Ac 7:43(LXX); symbolically, of Rome: Re 14:8 16:19 17:5 18:2, 10, 21, and prob. also I Pe 5:13.†
Dodson dictionary
G897 Βαβυλών, ῶνος, ἡTransliteration: Babylṓn Part(s) of speech: Noun, Feminine Definition: (a) Babylon, the ancient city on the Euphrates, to which the people of Jerusalem, etc., were transported, (b) hence allegorically of Rome, from the point of view of the Christian people. |
From: Public Domain Greek-English lexicon by John Jeffrey Dodson (2010) |
Strong's Greek Dictionary
G897 ΒαβυλώνTransliteration: Babylṓn Derivation: of Hebrew origin (H894); Definition: Babylon, the capitol of Chaldæa (literally or figuratively (as a type of tyranny)) |
From: Strong's Greek Dictionary by James Strong (1890) |
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Abbott-Smith Lexicon
Βαβυλών(בָּבֶל, Heb. form of Assyr. Bab-ili, Gate of God), |
From: Abbott-Smith, George, "A Manual Greek-English Lexicon of the Greek New Testament", 1922. Public Domain. |
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