Rev 17:15 | RWP | e4.org | Where the harlot sitteth ( ου η πορνος καθητα ). Relative adverb ου (where) referring to the waters ( υδατα ) of verse on which the harlot sits. Present middle indicative of καθημα . Are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues ( λαο κα οχλο εισιν κα εθνη κα γλωσσα ). The O.T. uses "waters" as symbol for "peoples" ( ; ; , etc.). "Rome's greatest danger lay in the multitudes which were under her sway" (Swete).

‏ Revelation of John 17:15

Where the harlot sitteth ( ου η πορνος καθητα ). Relative adverb ου (where) referring to the waters ( υδατα ) of verse 1 on which the harlot sits. Present middle indicative of καθημα.

Are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues ( λαο κα οχλο εισιν κα εθνη κα γλωσσα ). The O.T. uses "waters" as symbol for "peoples" (Isa 8:7; Jer 47:2; Ps 29:10, etc.). "Rome's greatest danger lay in the multitudes which were under her sway" (Swete).