New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 21:14-20

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.

19The foundationθεμέλιοιthemelioiG2310stonesG2310of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172wallτείχουςteichousG5038were adornedκεκοσμημένοι.kekosmēmenoiG2885with everyG3956kindG3956of preciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093stoneλίθῳlithōG3037.The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413foundationθεμέλιοςthemeliosG2310stoneG2310wasjasperἴασπις,iaspisG2393;the secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208,sapphireσάπφιρος,sapphirosG4552;the thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154,chalcedonyχαλκηδών,chalkēdōnG5472;the fourthτέταρτοςtetartosG5067,emeraldσμάραγδος,smaragdosG4665;

20the fifthπέμπτοςpemptosG3991,sardonyxσαρδόνυξ,sardonuxG4557;the sixthἕκτοςhektosG1623,sardiusσάρδιον,sardionG4556;the seventhἕβδομοςhebdomosG1442,chrysoliteχρυσόλιθος,chrusolithosG5555;the eighthὄγδοοςogdoosG3590,berylβήρυλλος,bērullosG969;the ninthG1729,topazτοπάζιον,topazionG5116;the tenthδέκατοςdekatosG1182,chrysopraseχρυσόπρασος,chrusoprasosG5556;the eleventhἑνδέκατοςhendekatosG1734,jacinthὑάκινθος,hu'akinthosG5192;the twelfthδωδέκατοςdōdekatosG1428,amethystἀμέθυστος.amethustosG271.

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