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Lexicon :: Strong's G2393 - iaspis

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ἴασπις
Transliteration
iaspis (Key)
Pronunciation
ee'-as-pis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of foreign origin, see יָֽשְׁפִה (H3471)
mGNT
4x in 2 unique form(s) TR
4x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
4x in 2 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἴασπις íaspis, ee'-as-pis; probably of foreign origin (see H3471); "jasper", a gem:—jasper.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2393 in the following manner: jasper (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2393 in the following manner: jasper (4x).

  1. jasper, a precious stone of various colours (for some are purple, others blue, others green, and others the colour of brass)

    "There is one sort which is called 'Aerizusa', like to air, and another 'Crystallizusa', clear as crystal. So Pliny speaks of a white 'jasper' called 'Astrios', and which, he says, is crystallo propinquans, 'near to crystal', found in India, and on the shores of Pallene." (John Gill—Comments on Rev 21:11)
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἴασπις íaspis, ee'-as-pis; probably of foreign origin (see H3471); "jasper", a gem:—jasper.
STRONGS G2393:
ἴασπις, -ιδος, ἡ, [from Plato down], jasper; a precious stone of divers colors (for some are purple, others blue, others green, and others of the color of brass; Pliny, h. n. 37, 37 (8)): Revelation 4:3; Revelation 21:11, 18f. [But many think (questionably) the diamond to be meant here; others the precious opal; see Riehm, HWB, under the word Edelsteine, 8 and 10; B. D. under the word Jasper; cf. 'Bible Educator' 2:352.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Revelation
4:3; 21:11; 21:18

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Strong's Number G2393 matches the Greek ἴασπις (iaspis),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:3 - Celui qui était assis avait l'aspect d'une pierre de jaspe et de sardoine; et le trône était environné d'un arc-en-ciel semblable à de l'émeraude.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:11 - Son éclat était semblable à celui d'une pierre très précieuse, d'une pierre de jaspe transparente comme du cristal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:18 - La muraille était construite en jaspe, et la ville était d'or pur, semblable à du verre pur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:19 - Les fondements de la muraille de la ville étaient ornés de pierres précieuses de toute espèce: le premier fondement était de jaspe, le second de saphir, le troisième de calcédoine, le quatrième d'émeraude,
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