GreekG2393Noun (Feminine)

ἴασπις

iaspis

4Occurrences
G2393Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

"jasper", a gem

probably of foreign origin (see H03471);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
jasper, apparently not the modern stone of that name, but a translucent stone .
LXX: (יַהֲלֹם), (כַּדְכֹּד), (יָשְׁפֵה, see BDB, Lex., )*

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ἴασπις appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
4

Key Passages

Revelation 21:11BSB

shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.

Revelation 21:18BSB

The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.

Revelation 21:19BSB

The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone:The first foundation was jasper,the second sapphire,the third chalcedony,the fourth emerald,

Revelation 4:3BSB

The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.

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