{Was arrayed} ((886e) peribebl(886d)en(885c)). Periphrastic past
perfect indicative of periball(935c), to fling round one. {In purple
and scarlet} (porphuroun kai kokkinon). Accusative retained
after this passive verb of clothing, as so often. Porphurous is
old adjective for purple (from porphura), in N.T. only here and
 Joh 19:2,5 . See preceding verse for kokkinos. {Decked}
(kechrus(936d)en(885c)). Perfect passive participle of chruso(935c), old
verb, to gild, to adorn with gold, here alone in N.T. {With gold
and precious stone and pearls} (chrusi(9369) kai lith(9369) timi(9369) kai
margaritais). Instrumental case. Chrusi(9369) is cognate with the
participle. Lith(9369) timi(9369) is collective ( 18:12,16  21:19 ).
There is a zeugma also with margaritais ( 18:12,16  21:21 ),
for which word see  Mt 7:6 . Probably John is thinking of the
finery of the temple prostitutes in Asia Minor. {Full of
abominations} (gemon bdelugmat(936e)). Agreeing with pot(8872)ion,
"cup" (neuter singular accusative). Some MSS. read gem(936e)
(nominative masculine like ech(936e) in verse  3 , quite
irregular). For delugmat(936e) (genitive after gemon) see  Mt
24:15 ; ( Mr 13:14 ), common in the LXX for idol worship and its
defilements (from deluss(935c), to render foul), both ceremonial
and moral. See  Jer 15:7 . {Even the unclean things of her
fornication} (kai ta akatharta t(8873) porneias aut(8873)). Either the
accusative after gemon as in verse  3  (and full of the unclean
things of her fornication) or the object of echousa, like
pot(8872)ion.