Study it in the app“And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of the gates was made from a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.”
Andκαὶthe twelveοἱ δώδεκαgatesπυλῶνεςweretwelveδώδεκαpearls;μαργαρῖταιeachἀνὰ εἷς ἕκαστοςof the gatesτῶν πυλώνωνwasἦνmadefromἐξa singleἑνὸςpearl.μαργαρίτουAndκαὶthe streetἡ πλατεῖαof the cityτῆς πόλεωςwaspureκαθαρὸνgold,χρυσίονlikeὡςtransparentδιαυγήςglass.ὕαλος
twelve
The quantity twelve, the number of the tribes of Israel.
Where else “dōdeka” appearsgates
The large openings in a wall through which one enters a city.
Where else “pylōnes” appearspearl
Pearl.
Where else “margaritai” appearseach
Sharing out equally: so much for each, or in groups of two.
Where else “ana” appearsone
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “heis” appearseach
Each, each one.
Where else “hekastos” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appearsstreet
A wide city road.
Where else “plateia” appearscity, town
City, town.
Where else “poleōs” appearsclean
Spotless, like pure gold.
Where else “katharon” appearsgold
Gold; something made of gold, a gold coin.
Where else “chrysion” appearstransparent
Transparent, clear.
Where else “diaugēs” appearsglass
Glass; also a clear, transparent stone.
Where else “hyalos” appears20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.
21 · This verse (above)
22And I did not see a sanctuary in it, for its sanctuary is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb.
