How many chromosomes are there in the initial cell in meiosis?

Is it 46 logous pairs of chromosomes or 46 chromosomes? See teacher says the former but text says the latter. The text says the inital cell has 46 chromosomes duplicates in the first stage, but the teacher says they are already in pairs in the initial cell which makes it 92 chromosomes. Either way makes sense, but which one is it? I mean in the end the four cells (gametes) should equal to 23 apiece..