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Bible Analysis
Revelation 17:9
Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)
(See Variants Below)
King James Bible (Oxford 1769)
Textus Receptus Support:
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Variants
Both the Stephanus 1550 and the Beza 1598 Textus Receptus do not fully support this verse. In many cases the verse is supported from either the Bishop's Bible, Tyndale Bible or the Erasmus reading.
Variant: Omit "And" at beginning of verse.
Greek-English Dictionary
the head (as the part most readily taken hold of) literally or figuratively
1. the head, both of men and often of animals. Since the loss of the head destroys life, this word is used in the phrases relating to capital and extreme punishment.
2. metaph. anything supreme, chief, prominent
a. of persons, master lord: of a husband in relation to his wife
b. of Christ: the Lord of the husband and of the Church
c. of things: the corner stone
of the New Testament 1889
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.