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Revelation 21

Rev. 21:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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
he measured
metreo (Greek #3354)
to measure (i.e. ascertain in size by a fixed standard); by implication, to admeasure (i.e. allot by rule)
KJV usage: figuratively, to estimate:--measure, mete.
Pronounce: met-reh'-o
Origin: from 3358
the wall
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
teichos (Greek #5038)
a wall (as formative of a house)
KJV usage: wall.
Pronounce: ti'-khos
Origin: akin to the base of 5088
thereof
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
, an hundred
hekaton (Greek #1540)
a hundred
KJV usage: hundred.
Pronounce: hek-at-on'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
and forty
tessarakonta (Greek #5062)
forty
KJV usage: forty.
Pronounce: tes-sar-ak'-on-tah
Origin: the decade of 5064
and four
tessares (Greek #5064)
four
KJV usage: four.
Pronounce: tes'-sar-es
Origin: τέσσαρα (tes'-sar-ah) a plural number
cubits
pechus (Greek #4083)
the fore-arm, i.e. (as a measure) a cubit
KJV usage: cubit.
Pronounce: pay'-khoos
Origin: of uncertain affinity
, according to the measure
metron (Greek #3358)
a measure ("metre"), literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion (degree)
KJV usage: measure.
Pronounce: met'-ron
Origin: an apparently primary word
of a man
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
, that
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)
is
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
, of the angel
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)
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Rev. 7:4• 4And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. (Rev. 7:4)
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Rev. 14:3• 3And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. (Rev. 14:3)
• First, we have the general idea of a city which is every way square, a cube in fact; then, when we come to the details of the wall, a height is given which shows that we are not to look for mere literal consistency as if it were a portrait. The number twelve keeps up the idea of a perfection in reference to man. (article #56799)
• So the wall (they are merely symbols) was perfect, 12 x 12. The wall which secured it was the divine glory. As it is written of the earthly Jerusalem, “Salvation hath God appointed for walls and bulwarks.” (“Revelation 21” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he measured its wall, a hundred and forty-four cubits, a man’s measure, that is, the angel’s.

W. Kelly Translation

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And he measured the wall of it, an hundred forty and four cubits, a man’s measure which is of the angel.

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.)