Babylṓn — G897

G897 · Greek — Βαβυλών

Pronunciation: bab-oo-lone'

Definition

locative proper noun

Babylon, the capitol of Chaldæa (literally or figuratively (as a type of tyranny))

  1. of the city itself
  2. of the territory, Babylonia
  3. allegorically, of Rome as the most corrupt seat of idolatry and the enemy of Christianity

Usually translated as

Babylon

Origin

of Hebrew origin (H894)

Hebrew equivalents

Occurrences

Babylṓn occurs 12 times in 11 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (3), Acts (1), 1 Peter (1), Revelation (6)

Strong's Lexicon — B