Tetragōnos τετράγωνος
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| τετράγωνος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tetragōnos |
| Strong's number | G5068 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | square |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Tetragōnos (Greek τετράγωνος, Strong's G5068) is a Greek adjective meaning “square”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
τετράγωνος, -ον
(τετρα-, see supr., + γωνία), [in LXX for רָבַע and cogn. forms ;]
square: Rev.21:16 (Hdt., Plat., al.).†
(AS)
(τετρα-, see supr., + γωνία), [in LXX for רָבַע and cogn. forms ;]
square: Rev.21:16 (Hdt., Plat., al.).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | foursquare (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | foursquare (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tetragōnos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Revelation
- Revelation 21:16And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).