Revelation

Revelation 21:17

¹⁷And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits,^e by the human measure the angel was using.

Footnotes

e 21:17 144 cubits is approximately 216 feet or 65.8 meters. The measure could indicate either height or thickness.

Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
he measured	ἐμέτρησεν	emetrēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3354 I measure, estimate
its	αὐτῆς	autēs	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
wall	τεῖχος	teichos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5038 a wall
144	ἑκατὸν	hekaton	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G1540 one hundred
cubits	πηχῶν	pēchōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4083 a cubit
by the human	ἀνθρώπου	anthrōpou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
measure	μέτρον	metron	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3358 a measure, measuring rod
the angel	ἀγγέλου	angelou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G32 an angel, messenger
was	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.