New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 21:11-18

11havingἔχουσανechousanG2192the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316. HerbrillianceφωστὴρphōstērG5458was likeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664a veryG5093costlyG5093stoneλίθῳlithōG3037, as astoneλίθῳlithōG3037ofcrystal-clearκρυσταλλίζοντιkrustallizontiG2929jasperἰάσπιδιiaspidiG2393.

12It hadG2192a greatμέγαmegaG3173and highὑψηλόν,hupsēlonG5308wallτεῖχοςteichosG5038,with twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427gatesπυλῶναςpulōnasG4440,and at the gatesπυλῶσινpulōsinG4440twelveδώδεκα,dōdekaG1427angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32;and namesG3686werewrittenἐπιγεγραμμένα,epigegrammenaG1924on them, whichἅhaG3739are the namesof the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427tribesφυλῶνphulōnG5443of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474.

13There werethreeτρεῖς,treisG5140gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440on the eastἀνατολῆςanatolēsG395and threeτρεῖς,treisG5140gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440on the northβορρᾶborraG1005and threeτρεῖς,treisG5140gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440on the southνότουnotouG3558and threeτρεῖς.treisG5140gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440on the westδυσμῶνdusmōnG1424.

14And the wallτεῖχοςteichosG5038of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172hadἔχωνechōnG2192twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427foundationθεμελίουςthemeliousG2310stonesG2310, and on them werethe twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427namesὀνόματαonomataG3686of thetwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652of the Lambἀρνίου.¶arniouG721.

15The one who spokeλαλῶνlalōnG2980with me hadεἶχενeichenG2192agoldχρυσοῦνchrusounG5552measuringG2563rodG2563to measureμετρήσῃmetrēsēG3354the cityπόλινpolinG4172, and itsgatesπυλῶναςpulōnasG4440and its wallτεῖχοςteichosG5038.

16The cityπόλιςpolisG4172is laidκεῖται,keitaiG2749out as a squareτετράγωνοςtetragōnosG5068,and its lengthμῆκοςmēkosG3372is as greatὅσονhosonG3745as the widthπλάτος.platosG4114;and he measuredἐμέτρησενemetrēsenG3354the cityπόλινpolinG4172with therodκαλάμῳkalamōG2563,fifteen hundred milesσταδίωνstadiōnG4712;its lengthμῆκοςmēkosG3372and widthπλάτοςplatosG4114and heightὕψοςhupsosG5311are equalἴσαisaG2470.

17And he measuredἐμέτρησενemetrēsenG3354its wallτεῖχοςteichosG5038,seventy-two yardsπηχῶν,pēchōnG4083, according tohumanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444measurementsμέτρονmetronG3358,whichὅhoG3739are alsoangelicἀγγέλου.angelouG32measurements.

18The materialG1746of the wallτείχουςteichousG5038wasjasperἴασπις,iaspisG2393;and the cityπόλιςpolisG4172waspureκαθαρὸνkatharonG2513goldχρυσίονchrusionG5553,likeὅμοιονhomoionG3664clearκαθαρῷ.katharōG2513glassὑάλῳhu'alōG5194.

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