"four-angled, quadrangular, square, Rev. 21:16*"
Definition and meaning
four-angled, quadrangular, square, Rev. 21:16*
In the original Greek the word is written: τετράγωνος
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of tetragonos (G5068) across the King James Bible.
And 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.
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Common questions
Strong's G5068 (tetragonos) is a Greek word that means: four-angled, quadrangular, square, Rev. 21:16* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word tetragonos (G5068) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5068 is tetragonos, a Greek word defined as: four-angled, quadrangular, square, Rev. 21:16*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
tetragonos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.