The woman (η γυνη). She is now explained after the beast has been interpreted. Verse 9 made it plain enough, but this verse demons…

And the woman whom you saw. (Revelation 17:3)

Is that great city. Represents that great city.

Which…

And the woman which thou sawest . . .—Read, And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city, which has a kin…

The “woman” and “the great city” are one. Yet this city is not just a historical one; it is the great city, the mother city, the archetype of every…

And the woman which you saw
(Revelation 17:3) as there described,

God so ruled the hearts of these kings, by his power over them, and by his providence, that they did those things, without intending it, which he p…