Revelation
Revelation 21:23
23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| city | πόλις | polis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| has | ἔχει | echei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| no | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| need | χρείαν | chreian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5532 need, necessity, business |
| of | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| sun | ἡλίου | hēliou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2246 the sun, sunlight |
| moon | σελήνης | selēnēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4582 the moon |
| to | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| shine | φαίνωσιν | phainōsin | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G5316 I shine, appear, seem |
| on it | αὐτῇ | autē | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| because | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| glory | δόξα | doxa | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| illuminates | ἐφώτισεν | ephōtisen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5461 I illuminate, bring to light |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Lamb | Ἀρνίον | Arnion | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G721 a lamb |
| its | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| lamp | λύχνος | lychnos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3088 a lamp |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 60:19–20 · Revelation 22:5 · Revelation 21:11 · John 1:9 · Isaiah 24:23 · Luke 2:32 · Revelation 18:1 · John 1:4 · John 5:23 · John 1:18 · John 1:14 · Revelation 21:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.