Revelation
Revelation 21:2
2I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I saw | εἶδον | eidon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| holy | ἁγίαν | hagian | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| city | πόλιν | polin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| new | καινὴν | kainēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2537 fresh, new |
| Jerusalem | Ἰερουσαλὴμ | Ierousalēm | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2419 Jerusalem |
| coming down | καταβαίνουσαν | katabainousan | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2597 I go down, come down |
| out of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| heaven | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| prepared | ἡτοιμασμένην | hētoimasmenēn | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2090 I make ready, prepare |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| a bride | νύμφην | nymphēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3565 a bride, daughter-in-law |
| adorned | κεκοσμημένην | kekosmēmenēn | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2885 I put into order, adorn |
| for | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| her | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| husband | ἀνδρὶ | andri | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 11:10 · Revelation 3:12 · Revelation 21:10 · Isaiah 61:10 · Hebrews 13:14 · Hebrews 12:22 · Revelation 19:7–8 · Revelation 22:19 · Ephesians 5:25–27 · Isaiah 54:5 · 2 Corinthians 11:2 · Isaiah 52:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.