Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
The kings of the earth (oi basileiv thv ghv). Repeated in Revelation 1:5; Revelation 6:15; Revelation 17:18; Revelation 18:3, Revelation 18:9; Revelation 19:19; Revelation 21:24 and "the kings of the inhabited earth" (Revelation 16:14) either for human rulers in general or the vassal kings absorbed by the Roman Empire.
Committed fornication (eporneusan). First aorist active indicative of porneuw. "In purchasing the favour of Rome by accepting her suzerainty and with it her vices and idolatries" (Swete).
Were made drunken (emequsqhsan). First aorist passive indicative of mequskw, old verb (from mequ), as in Luke 12:45, here only in the Apocalypse. Cf. Isaiah 51:7 and pepotiken in Revelation 14:8. See Revelation 18:3.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 17:2:
Revelation 14:8
Revelation 18:3
Revelation 18:9
Revelation 19:2
DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.