The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.Revelation 21:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἔχουσα τεῖχος μέγα καὶ ὑψηλόν, ἔχουσα πυλῶνας δώδεκα καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς πυλῶσιν ἀγγέλους δώδεκα, καὶ ὀνόματα ἐπιγεγραμμένα, ἅ ἐστιν τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν δώδεκα φυλῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ·
- ἔχουσαechousa“having”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- τεῖχοςteichos“a wall”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “wall” · Strong's G5038
- μέγαmega“great”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὑψηλόν,hupsēlon“high,”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὑψηλός · “high” · Strong's G5308
- ἔχουσαechousa“having”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- πυλῶναςpulōnas“gates”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πυλών · “gate” · Strong's G4440
- δώδεκαdōdeka“twelve”Adjective, number · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐπὶepi“at”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- τοῖςtois“the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πυλῶσινpulōsin“gates”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from πυλών · “gate” · Strong's G4440
- ἀγγέλουςangelous“angels”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄγγελος · “angel” · Strong's G0032G
- δώδεκα,dōdeka“twelve,”Adjective, number · from δώδεκα · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὀνόματαonomata“names”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὄνομα · “name” · Strong's G3686
- ἐπιγεγραμμένα,epigegrammena“inscribed,”Verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἐπιγράφω · “to write on” · Strong's G1924
- ἅha“which”Relative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἐστινestin“are”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- τὰta“the”Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὀνόματαonomata“names”Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὄνομα · “name” · Strong's G3686
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δώδεκαdōdeka“twelve”Adjective, number · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
- φυλῶνphulōn“tribes”Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from φυλή · “tribe” · Strong's G5443
- υἱῶνhuiōn“of [the] sons”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
- Ἰσραήλ·Israēl“of Israel;”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰσραήλ · “Israel” · Strong's G2474
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)