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AndΚαὶthe one who was speakingὁ λαλῶνwithμετ’meἐμοῦhadεἶχενa measuringμέτρονreedκάλαμονof goldχρυσοῦνtoἵναmeasureμετρήσῃthe cityτὴν πόλινandκαὶitsαὐτῆςgatesτοὺς πυλῶναςandκαὶitsαὐτῆςwall.τὸ τεῖχος
Revelation 21:15
Study it in the app“And the one who was speaking with me had a measuring reed of gold to measure the city and its gates and its wall.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 21:15, word by word
- the one who was speakingλαλῶνlalōn
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalōn” appears- hadεἶχενeichen
hold
To carry something in the hand or wear it.
Where else “eichen” appears- a measuringμέτρονmetron
measure
Measure.
Where else “metron” appears- reedκάλαμονkalamon
reed
A hollow stalk, to lean on or measure.
Where else “kalamon” appears- of goldχρυσοῦνchrysoun
golden
Golden, made of gold.
Where else “chrysoun” appears- measureμετρήσῃmetrēsēi
measure
Measure; measure out.
Where else “metrēsēi” appears- the cityπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- gatesπυλῶναςpylōnas
gates
The large openings in a wall through which one enters a city.
Where else “pylōnas” appears- wallτεῖχοςteichos
wall
Wall of a city.
Where else “teichos” appears
The context
14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 · This verse (above)
16And the city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as its width. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand stadia; its length and width and height are equal.