[mkjessup]

What adds to that point is the number 666 in Greek (chi xi stigma) is what John the Revelator saw and that’s exactly how he wrote it down.

I did not know that, THANK you for bringing that to my (and everyone's) attention!

[RoosterRedux]

Here's is the way it appears in the Bible (Revelation 13) with the Greek translation and pronunciation:

"Here" (Greek translation: "ὧδε" pronunciation: "hōde")

"is" (Greek translation: "ἐστί" pronunciation: "esti")

"wisdom" (Greek translation: "σοφία" pronunciation: "sophia").

"Let him that hath" (Greek translation: " ἔχω" pronunciation: "echō")

"understanding" (Greek translation: "νοῦς" pronunciation: "nous")

"count" (Greek translation: "ψηφίζω" pronunciation: "psēphizō")

"the number" (Greek translation: "ἀριθμός" pronunciation: "arithmos")

"of the beast:" (Greek translation: "θηρίον" pronunciation: "thērion")

"for" (Greek translation: "γάρ" pronunciation: "gar"

"it is" (Greek translation: "ἐστί" pronunciation: "esti")

"the number" (Greek translation: "ἀριθμός" pronunciation: "arithmos")

"of a man;" (Greek translation: "ἄνθρωπος" pronunciation: "anthrōpos")

"and" (Greek translation: "καί" pronunciation: "kai")

"his" (Greek translation: " αὐτός" pronunciation: "autos")

"number" (Greek translation: "ἀριθμός" pronunciation: "arithmos")

"is Six hundred threescore and six." (Greek translation: "χξϚ" pronunciation: "chi-xi-stigma")

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