Revelations 13:15-18 (666 vs. 616)
Manuscripts
The number of the beast is described in Revelation 13:15–18. Several translations have been interpreted for the meaning of the phrase "Here is Wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast..." where the peculiar Greek word ψηφισάτω (psephisato) is used. Possible translations include "to count", "to reckon" and also "to vote" or "to decide".[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_beast#cite_note-5)
In the Textus Receptus, derived from Byzantine text-type manuscripts, the number six hundred sixty-six is represented by the Greek numerals χξϛ,[[6]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_beast#cite_note-6)[[7]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_beast#cite_note-gateway-stephanus-7) with the Greek letter stigma) (ϛ) representing the number 6:
17καὶ ἵνα μή τις δύνηται ἀγοράσαι ἢ πωλῆσαι εἰ μὴ ὁ ἔχων τὸ χάραγμα, τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θηρίου ἢ τὸν ἀριθμὸν τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ. 18Ὧδε ἡ σοφία ἐστίν· ὁ ἔχων τὸν νοῦν ψηφισάτω τὸν ἀριθμὸν τοῦ θηρίου· ἀριθμὸς γὰρ ἀνθρώπου ἐστί· καὶ ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτοῦ χξϛʹ.[[8]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_beast#cite_note-8) english "17And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18Here 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 666."
In several editions of the Greek Bible, the number is represented by the final three words, ἑξακόσιοι ἑξήκοντα ἕξ, hexakósioi hexēkonta héx, meaning "six hundred [and] sixty-six":[[9]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_beast#cite_note-gateway-westcott-hort-9)[[10]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_beast#cite_note-alexandrinus-10)