Definition
ἴασπις, -ιδος, ἡ
[in LXX: Exodus 28:18; 36:38 (Exodus 39:11) (יַהֲלֹם), Isaiah 54:12 (כַּדְכֹּד), Ezekiel 28:13 (יָשְׁפֵה, see BDB, Lex., see word)* ;]
jasper, apparently not the modern stone of that name, but a translucent stone (DB, see word): Revelation 4:3; 21:11, 18-19.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἴασπις:
- יַהֲלֹםya.ha.lom“jasper”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Revelation 4:3ἰάσπιδι · jasperThe One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
- Revelation 21:11ἰάσπιδι · a jasper…shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
- Revelation 21:18ἴασπις · jasperThe wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
- Revelation 21:19ἴασπις · [was] jasperThe 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,