Good Q.
He is specifically based on Ernst Stavro Blofeld as played by Donald Pleasence.
Actually that is Dr. Evil.
The Richmond Lattimore translation of the New Testament is far and away closet to feeling like the Greek of any I've seen. Lattimore was best known as a translator of Homer. The writing has a very visceral feel to it. and is quite different from the KJV.
Koine Greek was a low status language, but KJV English is almost the paradigm of high status English. Perhaps different translations have their roles.