Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. [kjv]
ωδε η σοφια εστιν ο εχων νουν ψηφισατω τον αριθμον του θηριου αριθμος γαρ ανθρωπου εστιν και ο αριθμος αυτου εξακοσιοι εξηκονταεξ [gnt]
… sapientia … intellectum conputet numerum bestiae numerus … numerus … sescenti sexaginta sex [v]
The Greek Bible has one digamma in it, the one used in the
6 for the number
666 in Revelation 13:8 as the "
number of the beast". This appears in the
TR (Textus Receptus).
A well-known example of Greek gematria is "
χξς" (lowercase) or "
ΧΞϜ" (uppercase) which is the number
666 from Revelation 13:18, also known as the "
number of the beast".
600 = "χ" = "Χ" (chi)
60 = "ξ" = "Ξ" (xi)
6 = "Ϛ" = "Ϝ" (digamma)
Note that there are some additional values at the high end but those are not needed here.
A well-known example of Hebrew gematria is the Hebrew word "חי" (chai) ≈ "alive".
Here are some Greek gematria values. There are some additional values at the high end but those are not needed here.
