length
Mekos denotes a dimension measured or considered alongside width, height, and depth.
The attested use denotes a dimension considered alongside width, height, and depth: Ephesians 3:18 places it in a fourfold expression, while Revelation 21:16 uses it in the measurement of the city.
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A dimension alongside other measurements · dominant
In Ephesians 3:18, the nominative singular neuter form occurs in the question of what the width, length, height, and depth are; the APB renders this fourfold expression "what the width and length and height and depth are." In Revelation 21:16, the same form occurs in the city's measurements, where the APB renders "its length the same as its width" and later includes length with width and height as equal.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "length" in both verses, first within a fourfold expression and then in the city's measurements. This reflects the clauses' presentation rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.