Revelation 21:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:”
Revelation 21:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Revelation 21:1224 words
ἔχουσαechousahave
τεῖχοςteichoswall
μέγαmega(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
καὶkaiand / also
ὑψηλόνhypsēlonhigh(-er, -ly) (esteemed)
ἔχουσαechousahave
πυλῶναςpylōnasgate, porch
δώδεκαdōdekatwelve
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τοῖςtoisthe
πυλῶσινpylōsingate, porch
ἀγγέλουςangelousangel, messenger
δώδεκαdōdekatwelve
καὶkaiand / also
ὀνόματαonomatacalled, (+
sur-)name(-d)
ἐπιγεγραμμέναepigegrammenainscription, write in (over, thereon)
ἅhawho / which
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
τῶνtōnthe
δώδεκαdōdekatwelve
φυλῶνphylōnkindred, tribe
υἱῶνhyiōnson
ἸσραήλIsraēlIsrael
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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