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ὕαλος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὕαλος, ου, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
hyalos
Simplified transliteration: 
hyalos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5194
GK Number: 
5613
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2b
Gloss: 
glass, some translate crystal
Definition: 
a transparent stone, crystal;, also, glass, Rev. 21:18, 21*

Greek-English Concordance for ὕαλος

Revelation 21:18 The city’s wall was made of jasper and the city was pure gold, as pure as glass (hyalō | ὑάλῳ | dat sg masc).
Revelation 21:21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates was made of a single pearl. And the main street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass (hyalos | ὕαλος | nom sg fem).