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ἴασπις

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἴασπις, ιδος, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
iaspis
Simplified transliteration: 
iaspis
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2393
GK Number: 
2618
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3c(2)
Gloss: 
jasper
Definition: 
jasper, a precious stone of various colors, as purple, cerulian green, etc. Rev. 4:3; 21:11, 18, 19*

Greek-English Concordance for ἴασπις

Revelation 4:3 And the one sitting there had the appearance of a precious gem — jasper (iaspidi | ἰάσπιδι | dat sg fem) or carnelian — and a rainbow encircled the throne, in appearance like an emerald.
Revelation 21:11 It had the glory of God; its radiance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper (iaspidi | ἰάσπιδι | dat sg fem) stone, clear as crystal.
Revelation 21:18 The city’s wall was made of jasper (iaspis | ἴασπις | nom sg fem) and the city was pure gold, as pure as glass.
Revelation 21:19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of precious stone: the first was jasper (iaspis | ἴασπις | nom sg fem), the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,