Revelation 21
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Revelation 21:15-21

15The one who spokeλαλῶνlalōnG2980with me hadεἶχενeichenG2192agoldχρυσοῦνchrusounG5552measuringG2563rodG2563to measureμετρήσῃmetrēsēG3354the cityπόλινpolinG4172, itsgatesπυλῶναςpulōnasG4440,and its wallτεῖχοςteichosG5038.
16The cityπόλιςpolisG4172is laidG2749outG2749as a squareτετράγωνοςtetragōnosG5068,and its lengthμῆκοςmēkosG3372is as greatὅσονhosonG3745as the widthπλάτος.platosG4114;and he measuredἐμέτρησενemetrēsenG3354the cityπόλινpolinG4172with therodκαλάμῳkalamōG2563,twelve thousand stadiaσταδίωνstadiōnG4712;its lengthμῆκοςmēkosG3372,widthπλάτοςplatosG4114,and heightὕψοςhupsosG5311are equalἴσαisaG2470.
17And he measuredἐμέτρησενemetrēsenG3354its wallτεῖχοςteichosG5038,144 cubitsπηχῶν,pēchōnG4083, byhumanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444measurementsμέτρονmetronG3358,whichὅhoG3739are alsoangelicἀγγέλου.angelouG32measurements.
18The materialG1746of the wallτείχουςteichousG5038wasjasperἴασπις,iaspisG2393;and the cityπόλιςpolisG4172waspureκαθαρὸνkatharonG2513goldχρυσίονchrusionG5553,likeὅμοιονhomoionG3664clearκαθαρῷ.katharōG2513glassὑάλῳhu'alōG5194.
19The foundationθεμέλιοιthemelioiG2310stonesG2310of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172wallτείχουςteichousG5038were decoratedκεκοσμημένοι.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.
21And the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440were twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427pearlsμαργαρῖται.margaritaiG3135;eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538oneεἷςheisG1520of the gatesπυλώνωνpulōnōnG4440was a singleἑνὸςhenosG1520pearlμαργαρίτου.¶margaritouG3135.And the streetπλατεῖαplateiaG4116of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172waspureκαθαρὸνkatharonG2513goldχρυσίονchrusionG5553,likeὡςhōsG5613transparentG1306glassὕαλοςhu'alosG5194.
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