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Revelation 21:18

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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.	And the building of the wall of it was [of] jasper: and the city [was] pure gold, like unto clear glass.	And the foundations of the wall of the city [were] garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation [was] jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 the building^G1739 of the wall^G5038 of it^G846 was^G2258 of jasper^G2393: and^G2532 the city^G4172 was pure^G2513 gold^G5553, like^G3664 unto clear^G2513 glass^G5194.

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Original Greek

καὶ ἦν ἡ ἐνδόμησις τοῦ τείχους αὐτῆς, ἴασπις· καὶ ἡ πόλις χρυσίον καθαρὸν, ὅμοια ὑάλῳ καθαρῷ.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
ἦν	ēn	G2258	V-IAI-3S	was
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	the
ἐνδόμησις	endomēsis	G1739	N-NSF	building
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSN	of the
τείχους	teichous	G5038	N-GSN	wall
αὐτῆς,	autēs	G846	P-GSF	of it
ἴασπις·	iaspis	G2393	N-NSF	jasper
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	the
πόλις	polis	G4172	N-NSF	city
χρυσίον	chrusion	G5553	N-NSN	gold
καθαρὸν,	katharon	G2513	A-NSN	pure
ὅμοια	homoia	G3664	A-NSF	like
ὑάλῳ	hualō	G5194	N-DSM	glass
καθαρῷ.	katharō	G2513	A-DSM	unto clear

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.
• G1739 — ἐνδόμησις (endómēsis, en-dom'-ay-sis): the material of a building, a structure — from a compound of ἐν and a derivative of the base of δῆμος; a housing in (residence), i.e. structure:--building.
• G2258 — ἦν (ēn, ane): imperfect of εἰμί; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
• G2393 — ἴασπις (íaspis, ee'-as-pis): jasper — probably of foreign origin (see יָשְׁפֵה); "jasper", a gem:--jasper.
• G2513 — καθαρός (katharós, kath-ar-os'): clean, pure, unstained — of uncertain affinity; clean (literally or figuratively):--clean, clear, pure.
• 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.
• G3664 — ὅμοιος (hómoios, hom'-oy-os): like, similar to — from the base of ὁμοῦ; similar (in appearance or character):--like, + manner.
• 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.
• G5038 — τεῖχος (teîchos, ti'-khos): a wall — akin to the base of τίκτω; a wall (as formative of a house):--wall.
• G5194 — ὕαλος (hýalos, hoo'-al-os): glass — perhaps from the same as ὑετός (as being transparent like rain); glass:--glass.
• G5553 — χρυσίον (chrysíon, khroo-see'-on): a golden ornament — diminutive of χρυσός; a golden article, i.e. gold plating, ornament, or coin:--gold.

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.

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