Revelation 11:1
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.”
ἐγείρω
To raise up, to awaken, to arouse. Egeiro. He is not here He has risen. The resurrection is the pivot of history. Everything before it points to it. Everything after flows from it.
θεός
of God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ναός
temple
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ναός
Temple, sanctuary, shrine. Naos. Do you not know that you are God's temple? The most significant temple in the New Testament is the human body indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
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δίδωμι
was given
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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λέγω
saying;
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ὅμοιος
like
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ὅμοιος
Like, similar, resembling. The fourth person in the fire is like the Son of God. In the furnace of your trial Jesus is there with you.
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προσκυνέω
worshiping
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προσκυνέω
to fawn or crouch to, i.e. (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore)
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μετρέω
do measure
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μετρέω
to measure (i.e. ascertain in size by a fixed standard); by implication, to admeasure (i.e. allot by rule)
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θυσιαστήριον
altar,
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θυσιαστήριον
a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative)
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κάλαμος
a measuring rod
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κάλαμος
a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen
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ῥάβδος
as a staff
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ῥάβδος
a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty)
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