ὑάκινθος
huakinthoshyacinthHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine1 occurrence1 book1 verse
Definition
ὑακίνθος, -ου, ό
[in LXX chiefly for תְּכֵלֶת ;]
hyacinth;
(a) in cl., a flower, prob. the dark blue iris;
(b) in late writers, a precious stone of the same colour, perhaps the sapphire: Revelation 21:20 (Phil., FlJ, al.).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Revelation 21:20ὑάκινθος · jacinth…the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.