God & Savior

Revelation 21:2

I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 21:2
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

καὶ τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἁγίαν Ἰερουσαλὴμ καινὴν εἶδον καταβαίνουσαν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἡτοιμασμένην ὡς νύμφην κεκοσμημένην τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. πόλινpolin“city”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from πόλις · “city” · Strong's G4172
  4. τὴνtēn“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἁγίανhagian“holy”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
  6. ἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēm“Jerusalem”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Ἱερουσαλήμ · “Jerusalem” · Strong's G2419
  7. καινὴνkainēn“new”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from καινός · “new” · Strong's G2537
  8. εἶδονeidon“I saw”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  9. καταβαίνουσανkatabainousan“coming down”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine · from καταβαίνω · “to come/go down” · Strong's G2597
  10. ἐκek“out of”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  11. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. οὐρανοῦouranou“heaven”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  13. ἀπὸapo“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  14. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. θεοῦtheou“God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  16. ἡτοιμασμένηνhētoimasmenēn“prepared”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἑτοιμάζω · “to make ready” · Strong's G2090
  17. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  18. νύμφηνnumphēn“a bride”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from νύμφη · “bride” · Strong's G3565
  19. κεκοσμημένηνkekosmēmenēn“adorned”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, singular, feminine · from κοσμέω · “to arrange” · Strong's G2885
  20. τῷtō“for the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. ἀνδρὶandri“husband”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
  22. αὐτῆς.autēs“of her.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)