‏ Revelation of John 18:7

 How much soever ( οσα ). Indefinite quantitative relative pronoun  οσος in the accusative (cognate) neuter plural object of  εδοξασεν (first aorist active indicative of  δοξαζω ).

 Herself ( αυτην ). Reflexive pronoun, accusative also with  εδοξασεν.

 Waxed wanton ( εστρηνιασεν ). First aorist (ingressive) active indicative of  στρηνιαω (to live luxuriously), verb in late comedy instead of  τρυφαω (Jas 5:5), from  στρηνος (Re 18:3), only here in N.T.

 So much give her of torment and mourning ( τοσουτον δοτε αυτη βασανισμον κα πενθος ). Second aorist active imperative of  διδωμ, to give. The correlative pronoun  τοσουτον is masculine singular accusative, agreeing with  βασανισμον, for which see 9:5; 14:11, and is understood with the neuter word  πενθος (mourning), in N.T. only in Jas 4:9; Re 18:7ff.; 21:4 (kin to  παθοσ, πενομα ).

 I sit a queen ( καθημα βασιλισσα ). Predicate nominative for the old form  βασιλεια ( βασιλις ), as in Mt 12:42. Babylon and Tyre had preceded Rome in such boasting (Isa 47:7-9; Eze 27:3; 28:2; Zep 2:15).

 And am no widow ( κα χηρα ουκ ειμ ). Feminine of the adjective  χηρος (barren), old word (Mr 12:40).

 Shall in no wise see mourning ( πενθος ου μη ιδω ). Confident boast of security with emphatic position of  πενθος (see above) and double negative  ου μη with the second aorist active subjunctive of  οραω (defective verb).

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