And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.Revelation 21:17
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ ἐμέτρησεν τὸ τεῖχος αὐτῆς ἑκατὸν τεσσεράκοντα τεσσάρων πηχῶν, μέτρον ἀνθρώπου ὅ ἐστιν ἀγγέλου.
- 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
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τεῖχοςteichos“wall”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “wall” · Strong's G5038
- αὐτῆςautēs“of it”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἑκατὸνhekaton“one hundred”Adjective, number · from ἑκατόν · “hundred” · Strong's G1540
- τεσσεράκονταtesserakonta“forty”Adjective, number · from τεσσαράκοντα · “forty” · Strong's G5062
- τεσσάρωνtessarōn“four”Adjective, number · from τέσσαρες · “four” · Strong's G5064
- πηχῶν,pēchōn“cubits,”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from πῆχυς · “cubit/hour” · Strong's G4083
- μέτρονmetron“[the] measure”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “measure” · Strong's G3358
- ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“of man”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ὅho“that”Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἐστινestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- 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)