streniao describes self-indulgent reveling, shown in the self-glorification of a woman and the conduct of earth’s kings.

The two occurrences show reveling in association with self-glorification and with the conduct of kings joined to a woman; the verbal forms differ, but the surrounding clauses present the same kind of indulgent conduct.

1. Self-indulgent reveling · dominant

   In Revelation 18:7, the aorist active indicative occurs beside her self-glorification, and the APB renders the clause “she glorified herself and reveled.” In Revelation 18:9, the aorist active participle describes the kings of the earth in the clause the APB renders “who sinned sexually with her and reveled.”

   Revelation 18:7Revelation 18:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “reveled” in both cited clauses. This repeated wording confirms the verses’ presentation but does not isolate every nuance of the Greek term.