Strong G2393ἴασπις

jasper

Transliteration: iaspis
Pronunciation: ee'-as-pis
Morphology: Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

Probably of foreign origin (see [H3471]); jasper a gem: - jasper.

Detailed definition

ἴασπις, -ιδος, ἡ
[in LXX: Exo.28:18 36:38 (Exo.39:11) (יַהֲלֹם), Isa.54:12 (כַּדְכֹּד), Eze.28:13 (יָשְׁפֵה, see BDB, Lex., see word)*;]
jasper, apparently not the modern stone of that name, but a translucent stone (DB, see word): Rev.4:3 21:11, 18-19.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G2393 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

jasper4

First verses

Revelation 4:3
And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
Revelation 21:11
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
Revelation 21:18
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
Revelation 21:19
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

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Occurrences by book

Revelation4

Related words

Word family

יָֽשְׁפֶהjasperH3471

Detailed Greek dictionary

ἴασπ-ῐς, ιδος
(but accusative ἴασπιν [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Lithica” 267, 613))], ἡ, jasper, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 110d, “IG” 22.1388.88, 7.2420 (Thebes, 3rd c.BC), 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Lapidibus” 23, “Anthologia Graeca” 9.746 (from Polemo).)]
II ={χρυσόγονον}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 4.56)]. (Cf. Hebrew yāšpheh).