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Revelation 21:15
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13 athree gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.  
14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and aon them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.  
15 And he who talked with me ahad a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.  
16 The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand1 furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.  
17 Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
18 The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
19 aThe foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,  
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Revelation 21:15

Had (eixen). Regular imperfect here, no longer exwn.

For a measure a golden reed (metron kalamon xrusoun). See Revelation 11:1 for kalamov (reed). Metron is an old word, kin to mhthr (mother, moulder, manager), an instrument for measuring (metrew) as in Matthew 7:2, here in the predicate accusative.

To measure (ina metrhsh). Purpose clause with ina and the first aorist active subjunctive of metrew. The rod of gold was in keeping with the dignity of the service of God (Revelation 1:12; Revelation 5:8; Revelation 8:3; Revelation 9:13; Revelation 15:7).




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 21:15:

Mark 3:14
Revelation 5:4
Revelation 11:1
Revelation 21:12
Revelation 21:16
Revelation 22:6

 

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