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Revelation 18
revelation.18.rev183Nations
πέπτωκαν / πέπωκαν
Have the nations fallen or drunk from Babylon’s wine?
Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, and the Byzantine text read ‘have fallen’; NA28 reads ‘have drunk.’ The single-letter difference produces distinct textual outcomes.
Why this default
The default ‘have fallen’ has broader support across the cited Greek traditions and fits the chapter’s opening declaration of Babylon’s fall, though ‘have drunk’ coheres strongly with the wine image.
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Project default · πέπτωκαν, fell
Witnessesπέπτωκαν — WH, Tregelles, Byzantine textAlternate text · πέπωκαν, drank
Witnessesπέπωκαν — NA28Record integrity
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