Revelation 21:16
Text Analysis
Strong'sGreekEnglishMorphology
2532 [e]καὶ
kai
AndConj
3588 [e]
theArt-NFS
4172 [e]πόλις
polis
cityN-NFS
5068 [e]τετράγωνος
tetragōnos
foursquareAdj-NFS
2749 [e]κεῖται,
keitai
lies,V-PIM/P-3S
2532 [e]καὶ
kai
andConj
3588 [e]τὸ
to
theArt-NNS
3372 [e]μῆκος
mēkos
lengthN-NNS
846 [e]αὐτῆς
autēs
of it [is]PPro-GF3S
3745 [e]ὅσον
hoson
the same asRelPro-NNS
2532 [e][καὶ]
kai
alsoConj
3588 [e]τὸ
to
theArt-NNS
4114 [e]πλάτος.
platos
width.N-NNS
2532 [e]καὶ
kai
AndConj
3354 [e]ἐμέτρησεν
emetrēsen
he measuredV-AIA-3S
3588 [e]τὴν
tēn
theArt-AFS
4172 [e]πόλιν
polin
cityN-AFS
3588 [e]τῷ
with theArt-DMS
2563 [e]καλάμῳ
kalamō
reed,N-DMS
1909 [e]ἐπὶ
epi
atPrep
4712 [e]σταδίων
stadiōn
stadiaN-GMP
1427 [e]δώδεκα
dōdeka
twelveAdj-GNP
5505 [e]χιλιάδων·
chiliadōn
thousand.N-GFP
3588 [e]τὸ
to
TheArt-NNS
3372 [e]μῆκος
mēkos
lengthN-NNS
2532 [e]καὶ
kai
andConj
3588 [e]τὸ
to
theArt-NNS
4114 [e]πλάτος
platos
breadthN-NNS
2532 [e]καὶ
kai
andConj
3588 [e]τὸ
to
theArt-NNS
5311 [e]ὕψος
hypsos
heightN-NNS
846 [e]αὐτῆς
autēs
of itPPro-GF3S
2470 [e]ἴσα
isa
equalAdj-NNP
1510 [e]ἐστίν.
estin
are.V-PIA-3S





















Greek Texts
ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 21:16 Greek NT: Nestle 1904
καὶ ἡ πόλις τετράγωνος κεῖται, καὶ τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς ὅσον τὸ πλάτος. καὶ ἐμέτρησεν τὴν πόλιν τῷ καλάμῳ ἐπὶ σταδίων δώδεκα χιλιάδων· τὸ μῆκος καὶ τὸ πλάτος καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτῆς ἴσα ἐστίν.

ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 21:16 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881
καὶ ἡ πόλις τετράγωνος κεῖται, καὶ τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς ὅσον τὸ πλάτος. καὶ ἐμέτρησεν τὴν πόλιν τῷ καλάμῳ ἐπὶ σταδίων δώδεκα χιλιάδων· τὸ μῆκος καὶ τὸ πλάτος καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτῆς ἴσα ἐστίν.

ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 21:16 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]
καὶ ἡ πόλις τετράγωνος κεῖται, καὶ τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς ὅσον [καὶ] τὸ πλάτος. καὶ ἐμέτρησεν τὴν πόλιν τῷ καλάμῳ ἐπὶ σταδίων δώδεκα χιλιάδων· τὸ μῆκος καὶ τὸ πλάτος καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτῆς ἴσα ἐστίν.

ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 21:16 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005
Καὶ ἡ πόλις τετράγωνος κεῖται, καὶ τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς ὅσον τὸ πλάτος. Καὶ ἐμέτρησεν τὴν πόλιν τῷ καλάμῳ ἐπὶ σταδίους δώδεκα χιλιάδων· δώδεκα τὸ μῆκος καὶ τὸ πλάτος καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτῆς ἴσα ἐστίν.

ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 21:16 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church
καὶ ἡ πόλις τετράγωνος κεῖται, καὶ τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς ἴσον καὶ τὸ πλάτος. καὶ ἐμέτρησε τὴν πόλιν τῷ καλάμῳ ἐπὶ σταδίους δώδεκα χιλιάδων· τὸ μῆκος καὶ τὸ πλάτος καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτῆς ἴσα ἐστί.

ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 21:16 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition
καί ὁ πόλις τετράγωνος κεῖμαι καί ὁ μῆκος αὐτός ὅσος ὁ πλάτος καί μετρέω ὁ πόλις ὁ κάλαμος ἐπί στάδιον δώδεκα χιλιάς ὁ μῆκος καί ὁ πλάτος καί ὁ ὕψος αὐτός ἴσος εἰμί

ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 21:16 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894
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.

ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 21:16 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
καὶ ἡ πόλις τετράγωνος κεῖται καὶ τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς τοσοῦτόν ἐστίν ὅσον καὶ τὸ πλάτος καὶ ἐμέτρησεν τὴν πόλιν τῷ καλάμῳ ἐπὶ σταδίων δώδεκα χιλιάδων τὸ μῆκος καὶ τὸ πλάτος καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτῆς ἴσα ἐστιν

Revelation 21:16 Hebrew Bible
ומושב העיר מרבע וארכה כרחבה וימד את העיר בקנה המדה שנים עשר אלף ריס ארכה ורחבה וקומתה שוים המה׃

Revelation 21:16 Aramaic NT: Peshitta
ܘܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܪܒܥܐܝܬ ܤܝܡܐ ܘܐܘܪܟܗ ܐܝܟ ܦܬܝܗ ܘܡܫܚܗ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܩܢܝܐ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܤܪ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܐܤܛܕܘܬܐ ܐܘܪܟܗ ܘܦܬܝܗ ܘܪܘܡܗ ܫܘܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܀

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city with the rod, fifteen hundred miles; its length and width and height are equal.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The city is laid out in a square; its length and width are the same. He measured the city with the rod at 12,000 stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

four square. The square form of this city probably denotes its stability; while its vast dimensions, being

Ezekiel 48:17,18,20,35 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred …

twelve.

Ezekiel 48:8-19 And by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side…

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