Revelation 21:15
KJV:
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
BSB:
The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
Greek:
Καὶ λαλῶν μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ εἶχεν μέτρον κάλαμον χρυσοῦν ἵνα μετρήσῃ τὴν πόλιν καὶ τοὺς πυλῶνας αὐτῆς καὶ τὸ τεῖχος αὐτῆς.
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Scripture Quoting Scripture

Revelation 21:15 is...
alluding to: Ezek 40:3Zech 2:1

Translation Greek Transliteration [morphology] Texts
And Καὶ Kai CONJ NKO
the [one] ho T-NSM NKO
speaking λαλῶν lalōn V-PAP-NSM NKO
with μετ᾽ met᾽ PREP NKO
me ἐμοῦ emou S-1SGSN NKO
he had εἶχεν eichen V-IAI-3S NKO
a measuring 1 μέτρον metron N-ASN NO
reed κάλαμον kalamon N-ASM NKO
golden χρυσοῦν chrusoun A-ASN NKO
so that ἵνα ina CONJ NKO
he may measure μετρήσῃ metrēsē V-AAS-3S NKO
the τὴν tēn T-ASF NKO
city πόλιν polin N-ASF NKO
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
the τοὺς tous T-APM NKO
gates πυλῶνας pulōnas N-APM NKO
of it αὐτῆς autēs P-GSF NKO
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
the τὸ to T-ASN NKO
wall τεῖχος teichos N-ASN NKO
of it. αὐτῆς. autēs P-GSF NKO

Word Types and Editions

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  1. Extra Text: μέτρον (metron) 'a measuring' is only in older manuscripts (NA28+NA27+Tyn+SBL+WH+Treg+Byz)