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Revelation 21

Rev. 21:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
te (Greek #5037)
both or also (properly, as correlation of 2532)
KJV usage: also, and, both, even, then, whether. Often used in composition, usually as the latter participle.
Pronounce: teh
Origin: a primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition
had
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
a wall
teichos (Greek #5038)
a wall (as formative of a house)
KJV usage: wall.
Pronounce: ti'-khos
Origin: akin to the base of 5088
great
megas (Greek #3173)
big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
KJV usage: (+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high, large, loud, mighty, + (be) sore (afraid), strong, X to years.
Pronounce: meg'-as
Origin: (including the prolonged forms, feminine μεγάλη, plural μεγάλοι, etc.; compare also 3176, 3187)
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
high
hupselos (Greek #5308)
lofty (in place or character)
KJV usage: high(-er, -ly) (esteemed).
Pronounce: hoop-say-los'
Origin: from 5311
, and had
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
twelve
dodeka (Greek #1427)
two and ten, i.e. a dozen
KJV usage: twelve.
Pronounce: do'-dek-ah
Origin: from 1417 and 1176
gates
pulon (Greek #4440)
a gate-way, door-way of a building or city; by implication, a portal or vestibule
KJV usage: gate, porch.
Pronounce: poo-lone'
Origin: from 4439
t, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
at
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
the gates
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
pulon (Greek #4440)
a gate-way, door-way of a building or city; by implication, a portal or vestibule
KJV usage: gate, porch.
Pronounce: poo-lone'
Origin: from 4439
twelve
dodeka (Greek #1427)
two and ten, i.e. a dozen
KJV usage: twelve.
Pronounce: do'-dek-ah
Origin: from 1417 and 1176
angels
aggelos (Greek #32)
a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor
KJV usage: angel, messenger.
Pronounce: ang'-el-os
Origin: from ἀγγέλλω (probably derived from 71; compare 34) (to bring tidings)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
names
onoma (Greek #3686)
a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character)
KJV usage: called, (+ sur-)name(-d).
Pronounce: on'-om-ah
Origin: from a presumed derivative of the base of 1097 (compare 3685)
written thereon
epigrapho (Greek #1924)
to inscribe (physically or mentally)
KJV usage: inscription, write in (over, thereon).
Pronounce: ep-ee-graf'-o
Origin: from 1909 and 1125
, which
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
are
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
the names of the twelve
dodeka (Greek #1427)
two and ten, i.e. a dozen
KJV usage: twelve.
Pronounce: do'-dek-ah
Origin: from 1417 and 1176
tribes
phule (Greek #5443)
an offshoot, i.e. race or clan
KJV usage: kindred, tribe.
Pronounce: foo-lay'
Origin: from 5453 (compare 5444)
of the children
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
huios (Greek #5207)
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
KJV usage: child, foal, son.
Pronounce: hwee-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
of Israel
Israel (Greek #2474)
Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: Israel.
Pronounce: is-rah-ale'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03478)
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Ezek. 48:31‑34•  (Ezek. 48:31‑34)

More on:

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Angels,
Gate,
Israel,
The Twelve Tribes,
Twelve,
Twelve Tribes,
Walls,
Writing

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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a wall.
Rev. 21:17‑20• 17And he measured the wall of it, an hundred forty {i}and{/i} four cubits, a man's measure which is of {i}the{/i} angel.
 18And the building of its wall was jasper; and the city pure gold like pure glass.
 19The foundations of the wall of the city {i}were{/i} adorned with every precious stone; the first foundation jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
 20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolyte, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprasus, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. (Rev. 21:17‑20)
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Ezra 9:9•  (Ezra 9:9)
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Neh. 12:27•  (Neh. 12:27)
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Psa. 51:18•  (Psa. 51:18)
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Psa. 122:7•  (Psa. 122:7)
twelve gates.
Rev. 21:21,25• 21And the twelve gates {i}were{/i} twelve pearls; each one of the gates severally was of one pearl: and the street of the city pure gold as transparent glass.
 25And the gates of it shall in no wise be shut by day: for there shall be no night there. (Rev. 21:21,25)
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Isa. 54:12•  (Isa. 54:12)
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Isa. 60:18•  (Isa. 60:18)
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Ezek. 48:31‑34•  (Ezek. 48:31‑34)
twelve angels.
Matt. 18:10• 10{i}See that ye do not despise one of these little ones; for I say unto you that their angels in [the] heavens continually behold the face of my Father who is in [the] heavens.{/i} (Matt. 18:10)
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Luke 15:10• 10Thus I say unto you, There is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner. (Luke 15:10)
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Luke 16:22• 22And it came to pass that the poor man died, and was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died, and was buried. (Luke 16:22)
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Heb. 1:14• 14Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth for service on account of those who are about to inherit salvation? (Heb. 1:14)
and names.
Rev. 7:4‑8• 4And I heard the number of the sealed(a hundred and forty-four thousand sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel;
 5out of the tribe of Juda twelve thousand sealed; out of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand;
 6out of the tribe of Aser twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Nepthalim twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Manasses twelve thousand;
 7out of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand;
 8out of the tribe of Zabulon twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand sealed. (Rev. 7:4‑8)
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Num. 2:2‑32•  (Num. 2:2‑32)
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Acts 26:7• 7unto which our twelve tribes earnestly serving night and day hope to arrive. And concerning this hope I am accused by Jews, O King. (Acts 26:7)
• The church, the Lamb’s wife, is displayed, not in her intimate relationship to Christ as seen in Paul’s epistles, but rather in connection with the government of the earth in the hands of Christ during the thousand years. (article #56798)
• All that God is, and all that God is in display, is the wall round about the New Jerusalem. But, as we may see further on, the wall not only encloses and secures the holy city, but it also excludes all evil. (article #56798)
• But God is pleased to remember that He is dealing with people on the earth, and the New Jerusalem has a very special relation to men during the millennium. Accordingly, there are twelve gates with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel written upon them. At the gates stand twelve angels, showing their subordination. (“Revelation 21” by J.N. Darby)
• It is secure, having a wall great and high. (“Revelation 21” by J.N. Darby)
• The twelve gates are full of human perfectness of governmental administrative power. The gate was the place of judgment. Twelve, we have often seen, denotes perfection and governmental power. (“Revelation 21” by J.N. Darby)
• It may be well to call attention to the recurrence of the number twelve in this description. It has the fixed meaning in Scripture of the perfection of governmental administration in man, that is, in Christ, and this in connection with Israel. (“Revelation 21” by J.N. Darby)
• Wall: Security; salvation (Isa. 26:1; 60:18; Zech. 2:5). (“Revelation 21 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)
• Twelve Gates: Perfect judicial administration. [Twelve is administrative perfection in man.] (Gen. 19:1; Deut. 22:15; Dan. 2:49; Amos 5:15). (“Revelation 21 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)
• At the Gates Twelve Angels: Providential administration. (“Revelation 21 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)
• Names of the Twelve Tribes: Direct earthly government, as in Israel. (“Revelation 21 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)

J. N. Darby Translation

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having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are those of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.

W. Kelly Translation

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it hada a wall great and high; it had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angelsb, and names written thereon, which are the namesc of the twelve tribes of thed sons of Israel:

WK Translation Notes

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a
Critics generally adhere to the solecism without the word "te" (also) as read in the best copies, and largely.
b
Lachmann alone of the editors was bold enough to leave out "and at the gates twelve angels." It is a mere omission through similar ending in some copies.
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Many and ancient copies support the addition of "names" (with or without "the") in the last clause. The T. R. and many Edd. omit them.
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"The" should vanish before "sons" on good and full authority.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)