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Andκαὶthe materialἡ ἐνδώμησιςof itsαὐτῆςwallτοῦ τείχουςwasjasper,ἴασπιςandκαὶthe cityἡ πόλιςwaspureκαθαρὸνgold,χρυσίονlikeὅμοιονclearκαθαρῷglass.ὑάλῳ
Revelation 21:18
Study it in the app“And the material of its wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 21:18, word by word
- the materialἐνδώμησιςendōmēsis
material, structure
Material built in: what a building is made of.
Where else “endōmēsis” appears- wallτείχουςteichous
wall
Wall of a city.
Where else “teichous” appears- jasperἴασπιςiaspis
jasper
Jasper: a precious stone.
Where else “iaspis” appears- the cityπόλιςpolis
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polis” appears- pureκαθαρὸνkatharon
clean
Spotless, like pure gold.
Where else “katharon” appears- goldχρυσίονchrysion
gold
Gold; something made of gold, a gold coin.
Where else “chrysion” appears- likeὅμοιονhomoion
like
Like, similar.
Where else “homoion” appears- glassὑάλῳhyalōi
glass
Glass; also a clear, transparent stone.
Where else “hyalōi” appears
The context
17And he measured its wall, a hundred forty four cubits, by human measure, which is also an angel’s.
18 · This verse (above)
19The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,