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Onἀπὸthe eastἀνατολῆςthreeτρεῖςgates,πυλῶνεςandκαὶonἀπὸthe northβορρᾶthreeτρεῖςgates,πυλῶνεςandκαὶonἀπὸthe southνότουthreeτρεῖςgates,πυλῶνεςandκαὶonἀπὸthe westδυσμῶνthreeτρεῖςgates.πυλῶνες
Revelation 21:13
Study it in the app“On the east three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 21:13, word by word
- the eastἀνατολῆςanatolēs
east
The quarter of sky and land toward which day breaks.
Where else “anatolēs” appears- threeτρεῖςtreis
three
Three.
Where else “treis” appears- gatesπυλῶνεςpylōnes
gates
The large openings in a wall through which one enters a city.
Where else “pylōnes” appears- the northβορρᾶborra
north
North; the north wind.
Where else “borra” appears- the southνότουnotou
south
The direction of the sun at midday, and the lands on that side.
Where else “notou” appears- the westδυσμῶνdysmōn
west
West, where the sun sets.
Where else “dysmōn” appears
The context
12It 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.
13 · This verse (above)
14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.