Revelation

Revelation 21:16

¹⁶The 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^d in length and width and height.

Footnotes

d 21:16 12,000 stadia is approximately 1,380 miles or 2,220 kilometers.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
city	πόλις	polis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4172 a city
lies	κεῖται	keitai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2749 I lie, recline, am laid
foursquare	τετράγωνος	tetragōnos	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5068 square
with	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
width	πλάτος	platos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4114 breadth
the same as	ὅσον	hoson	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3745 how much, how great, how many
its	αὐτῆς	autēs	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
length	μῆκος	mēkos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3372 length
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
he measured	ἐμέτρησεν	emetrēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative 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
with the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
rod	καλάμῳ	kalamō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2563 a reed, reed-pen
were	ἐστίν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
equal	ἴσα	isa	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G2470 equal, identical
12,000	δώδεκα	dōdeka	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1427 twelve
stadia	σταδίων	stadiōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4712 one eighth of a Roman mile
in	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
length	μῆκος	mēkos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3372 length
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
width	πλάτος	platos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4114 breadth
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
height	ὕψος	hypsos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5311 height, heaven

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.