Andκαὶthe courtτὴν αὐλὴνoutsideτὴν ἔξωθενthe sanctuary,τοῦ ναοῦleave itἔκβαλεout,ἔξωθενandκαὶdo notμὴmeasureμετρήσῃςit,αὐτὴνforὅτιit has been givenἐδόθηto the nations,τοῖς ἔθνεσινandκαὶthey will trampleπατήσουσινthe holyτὴν ἁγίανcityτὴν πόλινfor forty-twoτεσσεράκοντα δύοmonths.μῆνας
Revelation 11:2
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 11:2, word by word
- the courtαὐλὴνaulēn
courtyard
The open space inside a large house.
Where else “aulēn” appears- outsideἔξωθενexōthen
outside
From outside, on the outside.
Where else “exōthen” appears- the sanctuaryναοῦnaou
sanctuary
God's house inside the temple.
Where else “naou” appears- leave itἔκβαλεekbale
remove
To remove something.
Where else “ekbale” appears- measureμετρήσῃςmetrēsēis
measure
Measure; measure out.
Where else “metrēsēis” appears- it has been givenἐδόθηedothē
entrust
To hand something over to someone, entrust it.
Where else “edothē” appears- to the nationsἔθνεσινethnesin
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnesin” appears- they will trampleπατήσουσινpatēsousin
tread, trample
Tread, walk on; trample.
Where else “patēsousin” appears- the holyἁγίανhagian
holy place
Places and things set apart for God.
Where else “hagian” appears- cityπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- for forty-twoτεσσεράκονταtesserakonta
forty
Forty.
Where else “tesserakonta” appears- for forty-twoδύοdyo
two
Two.
Where else “dyo” appears- monthsμῆναςmēnas
month
A period of about thirty days, one of the twelve parts of the year.
Where else “mēnas” appears
Translation note
Forty-two months: three and a half years, like the 1,260 days of verse 3 (compare Daniel 7:25; Luke 21:24).
The context
1And 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.
2 · This verse (above)
3And I will grant to my two witnesses that they will prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”