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Was arrayed (ην περιβεβλημενη). Periphrastic past perfect indicative of περιβαλλω, to fling round one.
In purple an…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour. On the nature of the scarlet colour, see Barnes on Revelation 17:3.
The
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
And the woman was arrayed . . .—Better, arrayed (or, clad) in purple (the color of the robe that was mo…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Dressed in queenly attire (Ezekiel 16:13; cf. Revelation 18:7), the woman rides the beast, swinging in her hand a golden cup…
John Gill
JohnGill
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour
Which may be expressive of her grandeur, authority, and power…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Rome clearly appears to be meant in this chapter. Pagan Rome subdued and ruled with military power, not by artifice and flatteries. She generally l…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson