Revelation 21:14

The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Revelation 21:14
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ τὸ τεῖχος τῆς πόλεως ἔχων θεμελίους δώδεκα καὶ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν δώδεκα ὀνόματα τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων τοῦ ἀρνίου.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. τεῖχοςteichos“wall”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “wall” · Strong's G5038
  4. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. πόλεωςpoleōs“city”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πόλις · “city” · Strong's G4172
  6. ἔχωνechōn“had”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  7. θεμελίουςthemelious“foundations”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from θεμέλιος · “foundation” · Strong's G2310
  8. δώδεκαdōdeka“twelve”
    Adjective, number · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. ἐπ᾽ep᾽“on”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  11. αὐτῶνautōn“them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. δώδεκαdōdeka“twelve”
    Adjective, number · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
  13. ὀνόματαonomata“names”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὄνομα · “name” · Strong's G3686
  14. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. δώδεκαdōdeka“twelve”
    Adjective, number · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
  16. ἀποστόλωνapostolōn“apostles”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἀπόστολος · “apostle” · Strong's G0652
  17. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. ἀρνίου.arniou“Lamb.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἀρνίον · “lamb” · Strong's G0721
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)