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Andκαὶhe measuredἐμέτρησενitsαὐτῆςwall,τὸ τεῖχοςa hundredἑκατὸνfortyτεσσεράκονταfourτεσσάρωνcubits,πηχῶνby humanἀνθρώπουmeasure,μέτρονwhichὅisἐστινalsoan angel’s.ἀγγέλου
Revelation 21:17
Study it in the app“And he measured its wall, a hundred forty four cubits, by human measure, which is also an angel’s.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 21:17, word by word
- he measuredἐμέτρησενemetrēsen
measure
Measure; measure out.
Where else “emetrēsen” appears- wallτεῖχοςteichos
wall
Wall of a city.
Where else “teichos” appears- a hundredἑκατὸνhekaton
hundred
One hundred.
Where else “hekaton” appears- fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakonta
forty
Forty.
Where else “tesserakonta” appears- fourτεσσάρωνtessarōn
four
Four.
Where else “tessarōn” appears- cubitsπηχῶνpēchōn
cubit
Cubit, a measure of about 45 centimeters (about 18 inches).
Where else “pēchōn” appears- by humanἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
mortal
Humans, weak before God.
Where else “anthrōpou” appears- measureμέτρονmetron
measure
Measure.
Where else “metron” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- an angel’sἀγγέλουangelou
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelou” appears
Translation note
About sixty-five meters; it may be the height or the thickness of the wall.
The context
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.
17 · This verse (above)
18And the material of its wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.