Revelation 13:18

John’s vision of the beast and its mark.

Greek

ὧδεHOH-dehἡhayσοφίαso-FEE-ahἐστίν·es-TEENὁhoἔχωνEH-kohnνοῦνnoonψηφισάτωpsay-fih-SAH-tohτὸνtonἀριθμὸνah-rith-MONτοῦtooθηρίου,thay-REE-ooἀριθμὸςah-rith-MOSγὰρgarἀνθρώπουanth-ROH-pooἐστίν·es-TEENκαὶkaiὁhoἀριθμὸςah-rith-MOSαὐτοῦow-TOOἑξακόσιοιhek-sah-KO-sih-oyἑξήκονταhek-SAY-kon-tahἕξ.hex

Latin

Hīcheeksapientiasah-pee-EN-tee-ahest.estQuīkweehabetHAH-betintellēctum,in-teh-LAYK-tumcomputetKOM-poo-tetnumerumNOO-meh-rumbestiae.BES-tee-aiNumerusNOO-meh-rusenimEH-nimhominisHO-mih-nisest:estetetnumerusNOO-meh-rusejusEH-yussexcentīsex-KEN-teesexāgintāsek-sah-GIN-tahsex.sex

English

Here is the wisdom: the one who has insight should count up the number of the beast, for it is a human being’s number, and its number is six hundred sixty-six.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ὧδεall forms, “here”	Hīcfrom hic	ὧδε: here. Latin: hīc.
ἡ σοφίαfrom σοφία, “wisdom”	sapientiaall forms	ἡ σοφία: the wisdom. Latin: sapientia.
ἐστίνfrom εἰμί, “to be”	estfrom sum	ἐστίν, est.
ὁ ἔχωνfrom ἔχω, “to have, hold”	Quī habetfrom habeō	ὁ ἔχων: the one having. Latin: quī habet, who has.
νοῦνfrom νοῦς, “mind, understanding”	intellēctumfrom intellēctus	νοῦν: mind, insight, from νοῦς. Latin: intellēctum, from intellēctus.
ψηφισάτωfrom ψηφίζω, “to count, calculate”	computetfrom computō	ψηφισάτω: let him count, from ψηφίζω, to count with pebbles. An aorist imperative. Latin: computet, a subjunctive of command.
τὸν ἀριθμὸνfrom ἀριθμός, “number”	numerumfrom numerus	τὸν ἀριθμόν: the number, from ἀριθμός, behind our word arithmetic. Latin: numerum, from numerus.
τοῦ θηρίουfrom θηρίον, “wild animal, beast”	bestiaefrom bestia	τοῦ θηρίου: of the beast, from θηρίον, a wild animal. Latin: bestiae, genitive of bestia.
ἀριθμὸςfrom ἀριθμός, “number”	Numerusfrom numerus	ἀριθμός: number, now the subject, numerus.
γὰρfrom γάρ, “for”	enimall forms	γάρ: for. Latin: enim.
ἀνθρώπουfrom ἄνθρωπος, “human being, man”	hominisfrom homō	ἀνθρώπου: of a human. Latin: hominis.
ἐστίνfrom εἰμί, “to be”	estfrom sum	ἐστίν, est.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
ὁ ἀριθμὸςfrom ἀριθμός, “number”	numerus	ὁ ἀριθμός, numerus.
αὐτοῦfrom αὐτός, “he, it; self”	ejusfrom is	αὐτοῦ: its. Latin: ejus.
ἑξακόσιοι“six hundred”	sexcentī	ἑξακόσιοι: six hundred. Latin: sexcentī. Both join six and a hundred.
ἑξήκοντα ἕξfrom ἑξήκοντα, “sixty”	sexāgintā sexfrom sexāgintā	ἑξήκοντα ἕξ: sixty-six. Latin: sexāgintā sex. Greek ἕξ and Latin sex, six, share one ancient root.

New core words

Greek

θηρίον wild animal, beast

Latin

bestia beast, wild animal

Greek core words met342 / 345 Latin core words met343 / 345

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