Revelation

Revelation 21:18–21

18The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone:

The first foundation was jasper,

the second sapphire,

the third chalcedony,

the fourth emerald,

20the fifth sardonyx,

the sixth carnelian,

the seventh chrysolite,

the eighth beryl,

the ninth topaz,

the tenth chrysoprase,

the eleventh jacinth,

and the twelfth amethyst.

21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.

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Revelation 21:18

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
TheτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Neuter SingularG3588 the
wallτείχουςteichousNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG5038 a wall
was made ofἐνδώμησιςendōmēsisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG1739 the material of a building, a structure
jasperἴασπιςiaspisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG2393 jasper
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theἡhēArticle - Nominative Feminine SingularG3588 the
cityπόλιςpolisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG4172 a city
of pureκαθαρὸνkatharonAdjective - Nominative Neuter SingularG2513 clean, pure, unstained
goldχρυσίονchrysionNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG5553 a golden ornament
asὅμοιονhomoionAdjective - Nominative Neuter SingularG3664 like, similar to
pure asκαθαρῷkatharōAdjective - Dative Masculine SingularG2513 clean, pure, unstained
glassὑάλῳhyalōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG5194 glass

Revelation 21:19

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
TheοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
foundationsθεμέλιοιthemelioiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG2310 belonging to the foundation
of theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Neuter SingularG3588 the
cityπόλεωςpoleōsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4172 a city
wallsτείχουςteichousNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG5038 a wall
were adornedκεκοσμημένοιkekosmēmenoiVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralG2885 I put into order, adorn
with every kind ofπαντὶpantiAdjective - Dative Masculine SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
preciousτιμίῳtimiōAdjective - Dative Masculine SingularG5093 of great price, precious, honored
stoneλίθῳlithōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG3037 a stone
TheὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
firstπρῶτοςprōtosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG4413 first, before
foundationθεμέλιοςthemeliosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2310 belonging to the foundation
jasperἴασπιςiaspisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG2393 jasper
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
secondδεύτεροςdeuterosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1208 second, in the second place, for the second time
sapphireσάπφιροςsapphirosNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG4552 a sapphire
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
thirdτρίτοςtritosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG5154 third
chalcedonyχαλκηδώνchalkēdōnNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5472 chalcedony
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
fourthτέταρτοςtetartosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG5067 fourth
emeraldσμάραγδοςsmaragdosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG4665 an emerald

Revelation 21:20

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
fifthπέμπτοςpemptosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG3991 the fifth
sardonyxσαρδόνυξsardonyxNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG4557 sardonyx
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
sixthἕκτοςhektosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1623 sixth
carnelianσάρδιονsardionNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG4556 carnelian
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
seventhἕβδομοςhebdomosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1442 seventh
chrysoliteχρυσόλιθοςchrysolithosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5555 a topaz
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
eighthὄγδοοςogdoosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG3590 eighth
berylβήρυλλοςbēryllosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG969 a beryl
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
ninthἔνατοςenatosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1766 ninth
topazτοπάζιονtopazionNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG5116 topaz
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
tenthδέκατοςdekatosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1182 tenth
chrysopraseχρυσόπρασοςchrysoprasosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5556 a chrysoprase
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
eleventhἑνδέκατοςhendekatosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1734 eleventh
jacinthὑάκινθοςhyakinthosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5192 jacinth
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
twelfthδωδέκατοςdōdekatosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1428 twelfth
amethystἀμέθυστοςamethystosNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG271 amethyst

Revelation 21:21

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AndΚαὶKaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
twelveδώδεκαdōdekaAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralG1427 twelve
gatesπυλῶνεςpylōnesNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG4440 a large gate, a gateway, porch
twelveδώδεκαdōdekaAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralG1427 twelve
pearlsμαργαρῖταιmargaritaiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG3135 a pearl
eachἕκαστοςhekastosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1538 each, every one
gateπυλώνωνpylōnōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG4440 a large gate, a gateway, porch
consistingἦνēnVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
ofἐξexPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
a singleἑνὸςhenosAdjective - Genitive Masculine SingularG1520 one
pearlμαργαρίτουmargaritouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3135 a pearl
TheἡhēArticle - Nominative Feminine SingularG3588 the
main streetπλατεῖαplateiaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG4113 a street
of theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
cityπόλεωςpoleōsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4172 a city
pureκαθαρὸνkatharonAdjective - Nominative Neuter SingularG2513 clean, pure, unstained
goldχρυσίονchrysionNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG5553 a golden ornament
asὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
clearδιαυγήςdiaugēsAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG1306 I shine through, dawn
as glassὕαλοςhyalosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5194 glass

Cross-references

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Revelation 21:18 Revelation 21:11 · Revelation 21:21 · Revelation 21:19

Revelation 21:19 Isaiah 54:11–12 · Exodus 28:17–21 · Job 28:16–19

Revelation 21:20 Revelation 4:3

Revelation 21:21 Revelation 21:18 · Revelation 17:4 · Revelation 22:2 · Revelation 21:11–12 · Matthew 13:45–46 · Revelation 18:16 · 1 Kings 6:20 · Isaiah 60:17–18

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