Revelation 21:17

And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.
Revelation 21:17
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἐμέτρησεν τὸ τεῖχος αὐτῆς ἑκατὸν τεσσεράκοντα τεσσάρων πηχῶν, μέτρον ἀνθρώπου ὅ ἐστιν ἀγγέλου.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἐμέτρησενemetrēsen“he measured”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μετρέω · “to measure” · Strong's G3354
  3. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. τεῖχοςteichos“wall”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “wall” · Strong's G5038
  5. αὐτῆςautēs“of it”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. ἑκατὸνhekaton“one hundred”
    Adjective, number · from ἑκατόν · “hundred” · Strong's G1540
  7. τεσσεράκονταtesserakonta“forty”
    Adjective, number · from τεσσαράκοντα · “forty” · Strong's G5062
  8. τεσσάρωνtessarōn“four”
    Adjective, number · from τέσσαρες · “four” · Strong's G5064
  9. πηχῶν,pēchōn“cubits,”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from πῆχυς · “cubit/hour” · Strong's G4083
  10. μέτρονmetron“[the] measure”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “measure” · Strong's G3358
  11. ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“of man”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  12. ὅho“that”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  13. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  14. ἀγγέλου.angelou“of the angel.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄγγελος · “angel” · Strong's G0032G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)