Revelation 21:12

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
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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·

  1. ἔχουσαechousa“having”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  2. τεῖχοςteichos“a wall”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “wall” · Strong's G5038
  3. μέγαmega“great”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
  4. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. ὑψηλόν,hupsēlon“high,”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὑψηλός · “high” · Strong's G5308
  6. ἔχουσαechousa“having”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  7. πυλῶναςpulōnas“gates”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πυλών · “gate” · Strong's G4440
  8. δώδεκαdōdeka“twelve”
    Adjective, number · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. ἐπὶepi“at”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  11. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. πυλῶσινpulōsin“gates”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from πυλών · “gate” · Strong's G4440
  13. ἀγγέλουςangelous“angels”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄγγελος · “angel” · Strong's G0032G
  14. δώδεκα,dōdeka“twelve,”
    Adjective, number · from δώδεκα · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. ὀνόματαonomata“names”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὄνομα · “name” · Strong's G3686
  17. ἐπιγεγραμμένα,epigegrammena“inscribed,”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἐπιγράφω · “to write on” · Strong's G1924
  18. ἅha“which”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  19. ἐστινestin“are”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  20. τὰta“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. ὀνόματαonomata“names”
    Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὄνομα · “name” · Strong's G3686
  22. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. δώδεκαdōdeka“twelve”
    Adjective, number · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
  24. φυλῶνphulōn“tribes”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from φυλή · “tribe” · Strong's G5443
  25. υἱῶνhuiōn“of [the] sons”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  26. 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)