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Rev 21:12. Ἔχουσα) Respecting the nominative case see Apparat. p. 778.[230]-ΤΕῖΧΟς-ΠΥΛῶΝΑς, a wall-gates) An inverted Chiasmus: comp. Rev 21:12-13 with Rev 21:14.-ἐπὶ) Here it is said ἘΠῚ ΠΥΛῶΣΙΝ ὈΝΌΜΑΤΑ• But Eze 48:31, ΑἹ ΠΎΛΑΙ ἘΠʼ ὈΝΌΜΑΣΙ ΤῶΝ ΦΥΛῶΝ ΤΟῦ ἸΣΡΑΉΛ. ἘΠῚ (עַל) has a variety of meaning; it does not mean a higher place only.
[230] AB have ἔχουσα: Rec. Text, ἔχουσαν τε, without good authority. So in the case of the 2d ἔχουσα, which Vulg. also supports, besides AB.-E.