Rev 18:13 | RWP | e4.org | Cinnamon ( κινναμωμον ). Old word transliterated into English, here only in N.T. Of Phoenician origin (Herodotus) as to name and possibly from South China. Spice ( αμωμον ). A fragrant plant of India, αμομυμ , for perfume. Incense ( θυμιαματα ). See ; . Ointment ( μυρον ). See . Frankincense ( λιβανον ). See . Fine flour ( σεμιδαλιν ). Old word for finest wheaten flour, here only in N.T. Of horses ( ιππων ). Here then is a return to the construction of the genitive after γομον in verse , though not used here, an anomalous genitive construction (Charles). Of chariots ( ρεδων ). A Gallic word for a vehicle with four wheels, here only in N.T. Of slaves ( σοματων ). "Of bodies," treated as animals or implements, like the horses and the chariots (cf. rickshaw men in China). This use of σωμα for slave occurs in ; Tob 10:11 ( σωματα κα κτηνη , slaves and cattle); II Macc. 8:11. Souls of men ( ψυχας ανθρωπων ). Deissmann ( Bible Studies , p. 160) finds this use of σωμα for slave in the Egyptian Delta. Return to the accusative ψυχας . From ; ; . This addition is an explanation of the use of σωματα for slaves, "human live stock" (Swete), but slaves all the same. Perhaps κα here should be rendered "even," not "and": "bodies even souls of men." The slave merchant was called σωματεμπορος (body merchant).

‏ Revelation of John 18:13

Cinnamon ( κινναμωμον ). Old word transliterated into English, here only in N.T. Of Phoenician origin (Herodotus) as to name and possibly from South China.

Spice ( αμωμον ). A fragrant plant of India, αμομυμ, for perfume.

Incense ( θυμιαματα ). See 5:8; 8:3.

Ointment ( μυρον ). See Mt 26:7.

Frankincense ( λιβανον ). See 8:3.

Fine flour ( σεμιδαλιν ). Old word for finest wheaten flour, here only in N.T.

Of horses ( ιππων ). Here then is a return to the construction of the genitive after γομον in verse 12, though not used here, an anomalous genitive construction (Charles).

Of chariots ( ρεδων ). A Gallic word for a vehicle with four wheels, here only in N.T.

Of slaves ( σοματων ). "Of bodies," treated as animals or implements, like the horses and the chariots (cf. rickshaw men in China). This use of σωμα for slave occurs in Ge 34:29; Tob 10:11 ( σωματα κα κτηνη, slaves and cattle); II Macc. 8:11.

Souls of men ( ψυχας ανθρωπων ). Deissmann (Bible Studies, p. 160) finds this use of σωμα for slave in the Egyptian Delta. Return to the accusative ψυχας. From Nu 31:35; 1Ch 5:21; Eze 27:13. This addition is an explanation of the use of σωματα for slaves, "human live stock" (Swete), but slaves all the same. Perhaps κα here should be rendered "even," not "and": "bodies even souls of men." The slave merchant was called σωματεμπορος (body merchant).