Revelation 21
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Revelation 21:11-18

11HavingἔχουσανechousanG2192the gloryτὴν δόξανtēn doxanG3588G1391of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588G2316:andG2532herαὐτῆςautēsG846lightὁ φωστὴρho phōstērG3588G5458waslike untoὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664a stoneλίθῳlithōG3037most preciousτιμιωτάτῳtimiōtatōG5093,even likeὡςhōsG5613a jasperἰάσπιδιiaspidiG2393stoneλίθῳlithōG3037,clear as crystalκρυσταλλίζοντιkrustallizontiG2929;
12τοῖςtoisG3588AndG5037hadἔχουσαechousaG2192a wallτεῖχοςteichosG5038greatμέγαmegaG3173andκαὶkaiG2532highὑψηλόν,hupsēlonG5308, andhadἔχουσαechousaG2192twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427gatesπυλῶναςpulōnasG4440,andκαὶkaiG2532atἐπὶepiG1909the gatesπυλῶσιν τὰpulōsin taG3588G4440twelveδώδεκα,dōdekaG1427angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32,andκαὶkaiG2532namesG3686written thereonἐπιγεγραμμένα,epigegrammenaG1924,whichἅhaG3739areἐστινestinG1510the namesof the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427tribesφυλῶνphulōnG5443of the childrenτῶν υἱῶνtōn huiōnG3588G5207of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474:
13OnἀπὸapoG575the eastἀνατολῆςanatolēsG395threeτρεῖς,treisG5140gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440;onἀπὸapoG575the northβορρᾶborraG1005threeτρεῖς,treisG5140gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440;onἀπὸapoG575the southνότουnotouG3558threeτρεῖς,treisG5140gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440;andG2532onἀπὸapoG575the westδυσμῶνdusmōnG1424threeτρεῖς.treisG5140gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440.
14AndκαὶkaiG2532the wallτεῖχοςteichosG3588G5038of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG3588G4172hadἔχωνechōnG2192twelveG1427foundationsθεμελίουςthemeliousG2310,andκαὶkaiG2532inG1722themαὐτῶνautōnG846the namesὀνόματαonomataG3686of theG3588G652twelveG1427apostlesG3588G652of the Lambἀρνίου.¶arniouG3588G721.
15AndΚαὶKaiG2532heὁhoG3588that talkedλαλῶνlalōnG2980withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meἐμοῦemouG1473hadεἶχενeichenG2192a goldenχρυσοῦνchrusounG5552reedκάλαμονkalamonG2563toἵναinaG2443measureμετρήσῃmetrēsēG3354the cityτὴν πόλινtēn polinG3588G4172,andκαὶkaiG2532the gatesτοὺς πυλῶναςtous pulōnasG3588G4440thereofαὐτῆςautēsG846,andκαὶkaiG2532the wallτὸ τεῖχοςto teichosG3588G5038thereofαὐτῆς.autēsG846.
16AndκαὶkaiG2532the cityἡ πόλιςhē polisG3588G4172liethκεῖται,keitaiG2749foursquareτετράγωνοςtetragōnosG5068,andκαὶkaiG2532the lengthτὸ μῆκοςto mēkosG3588G3372αὐτῆςautēsG846isG1510as largeG5118asὅσονhosonG3745καὶkaiG2532the breadthτὸ πλάτος.to platosG3588G4114:andκαὶkaiG2532he measuredἐμέτρησενemetrēsenG3354the cityτὴν πόλινtēn polinG3588G4172with the reedτῷ καλάμῳtō kalamōG3588G2563,twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδωνchiliadōnG5505ἐπὶepiG1909furlongsσταδίωνstadiōnG4712.The lengthτὸ μῆκοςto mēkosG3588G3372andκαὶkaiG2532the breadthτὸ πλάτοςto platosG3588G4114andκαὶkaiG2532the heightτὸ ὕψοςto hupsosG3588G5311of itαὐτῆςautēsG846areG1510equalἴσαisaG2470.
17AndκαὶkaiG2532he measuredἐμέτρησενemetrēsenG3354the wallτὸ τεῖχοςto teichosG3588G5038thereofαὐτῆςautēsG846,an hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540andfortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062andfourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064cubitsπηχῶν,pēchōnG4083, according tothe measureμέτρονmetronG3358of a manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,thatὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510,of the angelἀγγέλου.angelouG32.
18AndκαὶkaiG2532the buildingἡ ἐνδώμησιςhē endōmēsisG3588G1739of the wallτοῦ τείχουςtou teichousG3588G5038of itαὐτῆςautēsG846wasG1510ofjasperἴασπις,iaspisG2393:andκαὶkaiG2532the cityἡ πόλιςhē polisG3588G4172waspureκαθαρὸνkatharonG2513goldχρυσίονchrusionG5553,like untoὅμοιονhomoionG3664clearκαθαρῷ.katharōG2513glassὑάλῳhu'alōG5194.
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