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Koine Greek wordlink #166347

SR GNT Rev 21:16 σταδίων (stadiōn) ‘with the reed at stadion_measures twelve thousands the’ Strongs=47120 Lemma=stadion
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=neuter number=plural
Year=96 AD

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Only use of identical word form σταδίων (N-GNP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σταδίων’ (N-GNP) is always and only glossed as ‘stadion_measures’.

(In the VLT, the word form ‘σταδίων’ (N-GNP) was always and only glossed as ‘stadiums’).

Rev 21:16 ‘with the reed at stadion_measures twelve thousands the’ SR GNT Rev 21:16 word 25

OET-LV: 16 And the city four _cornered is _lying, and the length of _it as _much _as the breadth. And he _measured the city with _the reed at twelve stadiums thousands, the length, and the breadth, and the height of _it, equal is. (REV_21:16)

OET-RV: 16 The city was laid out square with the length equalling the width. Using the rod, the messenger measured the city at 2.2km on each edge, with the length, width, and height all being equal. (REV 21:16)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘stadion’ have 2 different glosses: ‘a stadium’, ‘stadion_measures’.

Key: N=noun GNP=genitive,neuter,plural