The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.Revelation 21:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ ἡ πόλις τετράγωνος κεῖται, καὶ τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς ὅσον καὶ τὸ πλάτος. καὶ ἐμέτρησεν τὴν πόλιν τῷ καλάμῳ ἐπὶ σταδίων δώδεκα χιλιάδων τὸ μῆκος καὶ τὸ πλάτος καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτῆς ἴσα ἐστίν.
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πόλιςpolis“city”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “city” · Strong's G4172
- τετράγωνοςtetragōnos“foursquare”Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · “square” · Strong's G5068
- κεῖται,keitai“lies,”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from κεῖμαι · “to lay/be appointed” · Strong's G2749
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μῆκοςmēkos“length”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “length” · Strong's G3372
- αὐτῆςautēs“of it”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὅσονhoson“[the] same as”Correlative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὅσος · “just as/how much” · Strong's G3745
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πλάτος.platos“width.”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from πλάτος · “width” · Strong's G4114
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐμέτρησενemetrēsen“he measured”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μετρέω · “to measure” · Strong's G3354
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πόλινpolin“city”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from πόλις · “city” · Strong's G4172
- τῷtō“with the”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- καλάμῳkalamō“reed”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from κάλαμος · “reed/stick/pen” · Strong's G2563
- ἐπὶepi“at”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- σταδίωνstadiōn“stadia”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from στάδιος · “stadium” · Strong's G4712
- δώδεκαdōdeka“twelve”Adjective, number · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
- χιλιάδωνchiliadōn“thousand”Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from χιλιάς · “thousand” · Strong's G5505
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μῆκοςmēkos“length”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “length” · Strong's G3372
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πλάτοςplatos“breadth”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “width” · Strong's G4114
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὕψοςhupsos“height”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “height” · Strong's G5311
- αὐτῆςautēs“of it”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἴσαisa“equal”Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter · from ἴσος · “equal” · Strong's G2470
- ἐστίν.estin“are.”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)