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AndΚαὶa measuring reedκάλαμοςlikeὅμοιοςa staffῥάβδῳwas givenἐδόθηto me,μοιsaying,λέγων“Get upἜγειρεandκαὶmeasureμέτρησονthe sanctuaryτὸν ναὸνof Godτοῦ θεοῦandκαὶthe altarτὸ θυσιαστήριονandκαὶthose who worshipτοὺς προσκυνοῦνταςinἐνit.αὐτῷ
Revelation 11:1
Study it in the app“And a measuring reed like a staff was given to me, saying, “Get up and measure the sanctuary of God and the altar and those who worship in it.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 11:1, word by word
- a measuring reedκάλαμοςkalamos
reed
A hollow stalk, to lean on or measure.
Where else “kalamos” appears- likeὅμοιοςhomoios
like
Like, similar.
Where else “homoios” appears- a staffῥάβδῳrhabdōi
staff
A long stick to lean on while walking, or to strike and correct.
Where else “rhabdōi” appears- was givenἐδόθηedothē
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edothē” appears- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- “Get upἜγειρεEgeire
get up
To help someone stand, or to stand up.
Where else “Egeire” appears- measureμέτρησονmetrēson
measure
Measure; measure out.
Where else “metrēson” appears- the sanctuaryναὸνnaon
sanctuary
God's house inside the temple.
Where else “naon” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- the altarθυσιαστήριονthysiastērion
altar
Altar.
Where else “thysiastērion” appears- those who worshipπροσκυνοῦνταςproskynountas
worship
To give honor and devotion to God, or other gods.
Where else “proskynountas” appears
Translation note
“Saying”: the text does not say who speaks; because of verse 3 (“my two witnesses”), it can be understood that God or the Messiah speaks. It recalls Ezekiel 40:3.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And the court outside the sanctuary, leave it out, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.