Definition
ὕαλος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX: Job 28:17 (זְכוּכִית) * ;]
1. (Hdt.) a clear transparent stone.
2. (from Plat. on) glass: Revelation 21:18, 21.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὕαλος:
- זְכוּכִיתze.khu.khit“glass”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Revelation 21:18ὑάλῳ · glassThe wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
- Revelation 21:21ὕαλος · as glassAnd the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.