Revelation 21:16
The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.
BSB
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ASV
And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal.
KJV
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.
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34 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| πόλις | polis | city | G4172 → |
| τετράγωνος | tetragōnos | foursquare | G5068 → |
| κεῖται, | keitai | lies, | G2749 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| μῆκος | mēkos | length | G3372 → |
| αὐτῆς | autēs | of it | G846 → |
| ὅσον | hoson | [the] same as | G3745 → |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| πλάτος. | platos | width. | G4114 → |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἐμέτρησεν | emetrēsen | he measured | G3354 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| πόλιν | polin | city | G4172 → |
| τῷ | tō | with the | G3588 → |
| καλάμῳ | kalamō | reed | G2563 → |
| ἐπὶ | epi | at | G1909 → |
| σταδίων | stadiōn | stadia | G4712 → |
| δώδεκα | dōdeka | twelve | G1427 → |
| χιλιάδων | chiliadōn | thousand | G5505 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| μῆκος | mēkos | length | G3372 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| πλάτος | platos | breadth | G4114 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| ὕψος | hupsos | height | G5311 → |
| αὐτῆς | autēs | of it | G846 → |
| ἴσα | isa | equal | G2470 → |
| ἐστίν. | estin | are. | G1510 → |
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