Hebrews 12:22

ἀλλὰ προσεληλύθατε Σιὼν ὄρει καὶ πόλει θεοῦ ζῶντος Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἐπουρανίῳ καὶ μυριάσιν ἀγγέλων
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
ἀλλὰ
G235 CONJ
alla
properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
  • but
    • nevertheless, notwithstanding
      • "an objection"an exception"a restriction"nay, rather, yea, moreover"forms a transition to the cardinal matter
προσεληλύθατε
G4334 V-2RAI-2P
proserchomai
to approach, i.e., (literally) come near, visit, or (figuratively) worship, assent to
  • to come to, approach
    • "draw near to"to assent to
Σιὼν
G4622 N-DSF-L
siōn
a parched place
Sion (i.e., Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)
  • the hill on which the higher and more ancient part of Jerusalem was built
    • the southwestern most and highest of the hills on which the city was built
    often used of the entire city of Jerusalem"since Jerusalem because the temple stood there, was called the dwelling place of God
ὄρει
G3735 N-DSN
oros
a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)
  • a mountain
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
πόλει
G4172 N-DSF
polis
a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)
  • a city
    • one's native city, the city in which one lives
      • "the heavenly Jerusalem
      • the abode of the blessed in heaven
        • "of the visible capital in the heavenly kingdom, to come down to earth after the renovation of the world by fire
      the inhabitants of a city
θεοῦ
G2316 N-GSM
theos
a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism)
  • a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities
    • "the Godhead, trinity
    • God the Father, the first person in the trinity
      • "Christ, the second person of the trinity"Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity
    spoken of the only and true God
    • refers to the things of God
      • "his counsels, interests, things due to him
    whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way
    • God's representative or viceregent
      • of magistrates and judges
ζῶντος
G2198 V-PAP-GSM
zaō
to live (literally or figuratively)
  • to live, breathe, be among the living (not lifeless, not dead)
    • "to enjoy real life
    • to have true life and worthy of the name
      • "active, blessed, endless in the kingdom of God
    to live i.e., pass life, in the manner of the living and acting
    • of mortals or character
    living water, having vital power in itself and exerting the same upon the soul"metaphorically to be in full vigor
    • to be fresh, strong, efficient,
      • "(adjective) active, powerful, efficacious
Ἰερουσαλὴμ
G2419 N-DSF-L
hierousalēm
set ye double peace
Hierusalem (i.e., Jerushalem), the capitol of Palestine
  • denotes either the city itself or the inhabitants
    • "___%___the Jerusalem that now is___%___, with its present religious institutions, i.e., the Mosaic system, so designated from its primary external location"___%___Jerusalem that is above___%___, that is existing in heaven, according to the pattern of which the earthly Jerusalem was supposed to be built
    • metaphorically ___%___the City of God founded by Christ___%___, now wearing the form of the church, but after Christ's return to put on the form of the perfected Messianic kingdom
    ___%___the heavenly Jerusalem___%___, that is the heavenly abode of God, Christ, the angels, saints of the Old and New Testament periods and those Christians that are alive at Christ's return"___%___the New Jerusalem___%___, a splendid visible city to be let down from heaven after the renovation of the world, the future abode of the blessed
ἐπουρανίῳ
G2032 A-DSF
epouranios
above the sky
  • existing in heaven
    • things that take place in heaven
      • "the heavenly regions
      • heaven itself, the abode of God and angels
        • "the lower heavens, of the stars"the heavens, of the clouds
      the heavenly temple or sanctuary
    of heavenly origin or nature
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
μυριάσιν
G3461 N-DPF
myrias
a ten-thousand; by extension, a ___%___myriad___%___ or indefinite number
  • ten thousand
    • "an innumerable multitude, an unlimited number"innumerable hosts
ἀγγέλων
G32 N-GPM
angelos
compare G0034) (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an ___%___angel___%___; by implication, a pastor
  • a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from God

ἀλλὰ προσεληλύθατε Σιὼν ὄρει καὶ πόλει θεοῦ ζῶντος Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἐπουρανίῳ καὶ μυριάσιν ἀγγέλων
22
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
Cross References

Philippians 3:20

ἡμῶν γὰρ τὸ πολίτευμα ἐν οὐρανοῖς ὑπάρχει ἐξ οὗ καὶ σωτῆρα ἀπεκδεχόμεθα κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν
20
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

Galatians 4:26

ἡ δὲ ἄνω Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἐλευθέρα ἐστίν ἥτις ἐστὶν μήτηρ πάντων ἡμῶν·
26
But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

Psalms 48:2

יְפֵה נוֹף מְשׂוֹשׂ כָּל-הָאָרֶץ הַר-צִיּוֹן יַרְכְּתֵי צָפוֹן קִרְיַת מֶלֶךְ רָֽב׃
2
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

Revelation 14:1

Καὶ εἶδον καὶ ἰδού ἀρνίον ἑστηκὸς ἐπὶ τὸ ὄρος Σιών καὶ μετ' αὐτοῦ ἑκατὸν τεσσαράκοντα τέσσαρες χιλιάδες ἔχουσαι τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ γεγραμμένον ἐπὶ τῶν μετώπων αὐτῶν
1
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.

Revelation 21:2

καὶ ἐγὼ Ἰωάννης εἶδον τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἁγίαν Ἰερουσαλὴμ καινὴν καταβαίνουσαν ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἡτοιμασμένην ὡς νύμφην κεκοσμημένην τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς
2
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Isaiah 51:11

וּפְדוּיֵי יְהוָה יְשׁוּבוּן וּבָאוּ צִיּוֹן בְּרִנָּה וְשִׂמְחַת עוֹלָם עַל-רֹאשָׁם שָׂשׂוֹן וְשִׂמְחָה יַשִּׂיגוּן נָסוּ יָגוֹן וַאֲנָחָֽה׃
11
Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

Hebrews 11:10

ἐξεδέχετο γὰρ τὴν τοὺς θεμελίους ἔχουσαν πόλιν ἧς τεχνίτης καὶ δημιουργὸς ὁ θεός
10
For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Hebrews 13:14

οὐ γὰρ ἔχομεν ὧδε μένουσαν πόλιν ἀλλὰ τὴν μέλλουσαν ἐπιζητοῦμεν
14
For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

Revelation 22:19

καὶ ἐάν τις ἀφαιρῇ ἀπὸ τῶν λόγων βίβλου τῆς προφητείας ταύτης ἀφαιρήσει ὁ θεὸς τὸ μέρος αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ βίβλου τῆς ζωῆς καὶ ἐκ τῆς πόλεως τῆς ἁγίας καὶ τῶν γεγραμμένων ἐν βιβλίῳ τούτῳ
19
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Joel 2:32

וְהָיָה כֹּל אֲשֶׁר-יִקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה יִמָּלֵט כִּי בְּהַר-צִיּוֹן וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם תִּֽהְיֶה פְלֵיטָה כַּֽאֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהוָה וּבַשְּׂרִידִים אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה קֹרֵֽא׃
32
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

Revelation 3:12

ὁ νικῶν ποιήσω αὐτὸν στῦλον ἐν τῷ ναῷ τοῦ θεοῦ μου καὶ ἔξω οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃ ἔτι καὶ γράψω ἐπ' αὐτὸν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ μου καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς πόλεως τοῦ θεοῦ μου τῆς καινῆς Ἰερουσαλήμ ἡ καταβαίνουσα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ μου καὶ τὸ ὄνομά μου τὸ καινόν
12
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

Hosea 1:10

וְֽהָיָה מִסְפַּר בְּנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּחוֹל הַיָּם אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא-יִמַּד וְלֹא יִסָּפֵר וְֽהָיָה בִּמְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר-יֵאָמֵר לָהֶם לֹֽא-עַמִּי אַתֶּם יֵאָמֵר לָהֶם בְּנֵי אֵֽל-חָֽי׃
10
Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.

Isaiah 59:20

וּבָא לְצִיּוֹן גּוֹאֵל וּלְשָׁבֵי פֶשַׁע בְּיַֽעֲקֹב נְאֻם יְהוָֽה׃
20
And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

Daniel 7:10

נְהַר דִּי-נוּר נָגֵד וְנָפֵק מִן-קֳדָמוֹהִי אֶלֶף ‫(אלפים)‬ אַלְפִין יְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּהּ וְרִבּוֹ ‫(רבון)‬ רִבְבָן קָֽדָמוֹהִי יְקוּמוּן דִּינָא יְתִב וְסִפְרִין פְּתִֽיחוּ׃
10
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

Revelation 5:11

Καὶ εἶδον καὶ ἤκουσα φωνὴν ἀγγέλων πολλῶν κύκλοθεν τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν ζῴων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων· καὶ ἦν ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτῶν μυριάδες μυριάδων καὶ χιλιάδες χιλιάδων
11
And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

Isaiah 28:16

לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הִנְנִי יִסַּד בְּצִיּוֹן אָבֶן אֶבֶן בֹּחַן פִּנַּת יִקְרַת מוּסָד מוּסָּד הַֽמַּאֲמִין לֹא יָחִֽישׁ׃
16
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I in Zion lay for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

Isaiah 60:14

וְהָלְכוּ אֵלַיִךְ שְׁחוֹחַ בְּנֵי מְעַנַּיִךְ וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ עַל-כַּפּוֹת רַגְלַיִךְ כָּל-מְנַֽאֲצָיִךְ וְקָרְאוּ לָךְ עִיר יְהוָה צִיּוֹן קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
14
The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 12:6

צַהֲלִי וָרֹנִּי יוֹשֶׁבֶת צִיּוֹן כִּֽי-גָדוֹל בְּקִרְבֵּךְ קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
6
Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

2 Kings 19:4

אוּלַי יִשְׁמַע יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֵת׀ כָּל-דִּבְרֵי רַב-שָׁקֵה אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחוֹ מֶֽלֶךְ-אַשּׁוּר׀ אֲדֹנָיו לְחָרֵף אֱלֹהִים חַי וְהוֹכִיחַ בַּדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְנָשָׂאתָ תְפִלָּה בְּעַד הַשְּׁאֵרִית הַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃
4
It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.

Psalms 132:13

כִּֽי-בָחַר יְהוָה בְּצִיּוֹן אִוָּהּ לְמוֹשָׁב לֽוֹ׃
13
For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
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