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Revelation 21:11

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And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,	Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;	And had a wall great and high, [and] had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are [the names] of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Having^G2192 the glory^G1391 of God^G2316: and^G2532 her^G846 light^G5458 was like^G3664 unto a stone^G3037 most precious^G5093, even like a jasper^G2393 stone^G3037, clear as crystal^G2929;

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Original Greek

ἔχουσαν τὴν δόξαν τοῦ Θεοῦ· καὶ ὁ φωστὴρ αὐτῆς ὅμοιος λίθῳ τιμιωτάτῳ ὡς λίθῳ ἰάσπιδι κρυσταλλίζοντι·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἔχουσαν	echousan	G2192	V-PAP-ASF	Having
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	the
δόξαν	doxan	G1391	N-ASF	glory
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
Θεοῦ·	Theou	G2316	N-GSM	of God
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
φωστὴρ	phōstēr	G5458	N-NSM	light
αὐτῆς	autēs	G846	P-GSF	her
ὅμοιος	homoios	G3664	A-NSM	like
λίθῳ	lithō	G3037	N-DSM	unto a stone
τιμιωτάτῳ	timiōtatō	G5093	A-DSM-S	most precious
ὡς	hōs	G5613	ADV	even like
λίθῳ	lithō	G3037	N-DSM	stone
ἰάσπιδι	iaspidi	G2393	N-DSF	a jasper
κρυσταλλίζοντι·	krustallizonti	G2929	V-PAP-DSM	clear as crystal

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1391 — δόξα (dóxa, dox'-ah): honor, renown, glory splendor — from the base of δοκέω; glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective):--dignity, glory(-ious), honour, praise, worship.
• G2192 — ἔχω (échō, ekh'-o): I have, hold, possess — a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition):--be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G2393 — ἴασπις (íaspis, ee'-as-pis): jasper — probably of foreign origin (see יָשְׁפֵה); "jasper", a gem:--jasper.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2929 — κρυσταλλίζω (krystallízō, kroos-tal-lid'-zo): I am clear as crystal — from κρύσταλλος; to make (i.e. intransitively, resemble) ice ("crystallize"):--be clear as crystal.
• G3037 — λίθος (líthos, lee'-thos): a stone — apparently a primary word; a stone (literally or figuratively):--(mill-, stumbling-)stone.
• G3664 — ὅμοιος (hómoios, hom'-oy-os): like, similar to — from the base of ὁμοῦ; similar (in appearance or character):--like, + manner.
• G5093 — τίμιος (tímios, tim'-ee-os): of great price, precious, honored — from τιμή; valuable, i.e. (objectively) costly, or (subjectively) honored, esteemed, or (figuratively) beloved:--dear, honourable, (more, most) precious, had in reputation.
• G5458 — φωστήρ (phōstḗr, foce-tare'): a light, brilliancy — from φῶς; an illuminator, i.e. (concretely) a luminary, or (abstractly) brilliancy:--light.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5613 — ὡς (hōs, hoce): as, like as, how, while, so that — probably adverb of comparative from ὅς; which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows):--about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.

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