The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.Revelation 21:14
Original language and places
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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.
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τεῖχοςteichos“wall”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “wall” · Strong's G5038
- τῆςtēs“of the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πόλεωςpoleōs“city”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πόλις · “city” · Strong's G4172
- ἔχωνechōn“had”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- θεμελίουςthemelious“foundations”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from θεμέλιος · “foundation” · Strong's G2310
- δώδεκαdōdeka“twelve”Adjective, number · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐπ᾽ep᾽“on”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- αὐτῶνautōn“them”Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- δώδεκαdōdeka“twelve”Adjective, number · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
- ὀνόματαonomata“names”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὄνομα · “name” · Strong's G3686
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δώδεκαdōdeka“twelve”Adjective, number · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
- ἀποστόλωνapostolōn“apostles”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἀπόστολος · “apostle” · Strong's G0652
- τοῦtou“of the”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- 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)