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Revelation 21:16

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And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.	And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.	And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred [and] forty [and] four cubits, [according to] the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 the city^G4172 lieth^G2749 foursquare^G5068, and^G2532 the length^{G3372 G846} is^G2076 as large^G5118 as^{G3745 G2532} the breadth^G4114: and^G2532 he measured^G3354 the city^G4172 with the reed^{G2563 G1909}, twelve^G1427 thousand^G5505 furlongs^G4712. The length^G3372 and^G2532 the breadth^G4114 and^G2532 the height^G5311 of it^G846 are^G2076 equal^G2470.

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Original Greek

καὶ ἡ πόλις τετράγωνος κεῖται, καὶ τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς τοσοῦτόν ἐστιν ὅσον καὶ τὸ πλάτος. καὶ ἐμέτρησε τὴν πόλιν τῷ καλάμῳ ἐπὶ σταδίων δώδεκα χιλιάδων· τὸ μῆκος καὶ τὸ πλάτος καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτῆς ἴσα ἐστί.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	the
πόλις	polis	G4172	N-NSF	city
τετράγωνος	tetragōnos	G5068	A-NSF	foursquare
κεῖται,	keitai	G2749	V-PNI-3S	lieth
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	the
μῆκος	mēkos	G3372	N-NSN	length
αὐτῆς	autēs	G846	P-GSF
τοσοῦτόν	tosouton	G5118	D-NSN	as large
ἐστιν	estin	G2076	V-PAI-3S	is
ὅσον	hoson	G3745	K-NSN	as
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	the
πλάτος.	platos	G4114	N-NSN	breadth
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἐμέτρησε	emetrēse	G3354	V-AAI-3S	he measured
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	the
πόλιν	polin	G4172	N-ASF	city
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSM	*
καλάμῳ	kalamō	G2563	N-DSM	with the reed
ἐπὶ	epi	G1909	PREP
σταδίων	stadiōn	G4712	N-GPN	furlongs
δώδεκα	dōdeka	G1427	A-NUI	twelve
χιλιάδων·	chiliadōn	G5505	N-GPF	thousand
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	The
μῆκος	mēkos	G3372	N-NSN	length
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	the
πλάτος	platos	G4114	N-NSN	breadth
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	the
ὕψος	hupsos	G5311	N-NSN	height
αὐτῆς	autēs	G846	P-GSF	of it
ἴσα	isa	G2470	A-NPN	equal
ἐστί.	esti	G2076	V-PAI-3S	are

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.
• G1427 — δώδεκα (dṓdeka, do'-dek-ah): twelve — from δύο and δέκα; two and ten, i.e. a dozen:--twelve.
• G1909 — ἐπί (epí, ep-ee'): on, to, against, on the basis of, at — a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
• G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:--are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
• G2470 — ἴσος (ísos, ee'-sos): equal, identical — probably from εἴδω (through the idea of seeming); similar (in amount and kind):--+ agree, as much, equal, like.
• 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.
• G2563 — κάλαμος (kálamos, kal'-am-os): a reed, reed-pen — of uncertain affinity; a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen:--pen, reed.
• G2749 — κεῖμαι (keîmai, ki'-mahee): I lie, recline, am laid — middle voice of a primary verb; to lie outstretched (literally or figuratively):--be (appointed, laid up, made, set), lay, lie. Compare τίθημι.
• G3354 — μετρέω (metréō, met-reh'-o): I measure, estimate — from μέτρον; to measure (i.e. ascertain in size by a fixed standard); by implication, to admeasure (i.e. allot by rule):--figuratively, to estimate:--measure, mete.
• G3372 — μῆκος (mēkos, may'-kos): length — probably akin to μέγας; length (literally or figuratively) length.
• G3745 — ὅσος (hósos, hos'-os): how much, how great, how many — by reduplication from ὅς; as (much, great, long, etc.) as:--all (that), as (long, many, much) (as), how great (many, much), (in-)asmuch as, so many as, that (ever), the more, those things, what (great, -soever), wheresoever, wherewithsoever, which, X while, who(-soever).
• G4114 — πλάτος (plátos, plat'-os): breadth — from πλατύς; width:--breadth.
• G4172 — πόλις (pólis, pol'-is): a city — probably from the same as πόλεμος, or perhaps from πολύς; a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size):--city.
• G4712 — στάδιον (stádion, stad'-ee-on): one eighth of a Roman mile — from the base of ἵστημι (as fixed); a stade or certain measure of distance; by implication, a stadium or race-course:--furlong, race.
• G5068 — τετράγωνος (tetrágōnos, tet-rag'-o-nos): square — from τέσσαρες and γωνία; four-cornered, i.e. square:--foursquare.
• G5118 — τοσοῦτος (tosoûtos, tos-oo'-tos): so great — from (so much; apparently from ὁ and ὅς) and οὗτος (including its variations); so vast as this, i.e. such (in quantity, amount, number of space):--as large, so great (long, many, much), these many.
• G5311 — ὕψος (hýpsos, hoop'-sos): height, heaven — from a derivative of ὑπέρ; elevation, i.e. (abstractly) altitude, (specially), the sky, or (figuratively) dignity:--be exalted, height, (on) high.
• G5505 — χιλιάς (chiliás, khil-ee-as'): a thousand — from χίλιοι; one thousand ("chiliad"):--thousand.

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.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• twelve — Ezekiel 48:8-19

Reciprocal references (8): Exodus 38:1, 1 Kings 6:2, Ezra 6:3, Ezekiel 41:4, Ezekiel 41:8, Ezekiel 48:30, John 6:19, John 11:18

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: FUTURE, THE
• Torrey’s: MEASURES
• Nave’s: CHURCH, FURLONG, JERUSALEM, READINGS, SELECT, REED

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