It hadἔχουσαa greatμέγαandκαὶhighὑψηλόνwall,τεῖχοςwithἔχουσαtwelveδώδεκαgates,πυλῶναςandκαὶatἐπὶthe gatesτοῖς πυλῶσινtwelveδώδεκαangels,ἀγγέλουςandκαὶnamesὀνόματαinscribed,ἐπιγεγραμμέναwhichἅareἐστινthe namesof the twelveτῶν δώδεκαtribesφυλῶνof the sonsυἱῶνof Israel.Ἰσραήλ
Revelation 21:12
Study it in the app“It had a great and high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 21:12, word by word
- It hadἔχουσαechousa
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echousa” appears- a greatμέγαmega
large
Of great size, taking up much space.
Where else “mega” appears- highὑψηλόνhypsēlon
high
High, like a mountain.
Where else “hypsēlon” appears- wallτεῖχοςteichos
wall
Wall of a city.
Where else “teichos” appears- twelveδώδεκαdōdeka
twelve
The quantity twelve, the number of the tribes of Israel.
Where else “dōdeka” appears- gatesπυλῶναςpylōnas
gates
The large openings in a wall through which one enters a city.
Where else “pylōnas” appears- angelsἀγγέλουςangelous
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelous” appears- namesὀνόματαonomata
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomata” appears- inscribedἐπιγεγραμμέναepigegrammena
write on
Write on, inscribe.
Where else “epigegrammena” appears- areἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- tribesφυλῶνphylōn
tribe
One of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Where else “phylōn” appears- of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōn
descendant
A descendant: "son of David".
Where else “huiōn” appears- of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears
Translation note
It recalls Ezekiel 48:31-34.
The context
11having the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.
12 · This verse (above)
13On the east three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.