Revelation
Revelation 21:15
15The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| spoke | λαλῶν | lalōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| with | μετ’ | met’ | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| me | ἐμοῦ | emou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| had | εἶχεν | eichen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| a golden | χρυσοῦν | chrysoun | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5552 golden |
| measuring | μέτρον | metron | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3358 a measure, measuring rod |
| rod | κάλαμον | kalamon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2563 a reed, reed-pen |
| to | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| measure | μετρήσῃ | metrēsē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3354 I measure, estimate |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| city | πόλιν | polin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| its | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| gates | πυλῶνας | pylōnas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4440 a large gate, a gateway, porch |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| walls | τεῖχος | teichos | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5038 a wall |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 2:1 · Revelation 11:1–2 · Ezekiel 41:1–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.