Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4665: σμάραγδοςσμάραγδος, σμαράγδου, ὁ (but apparently feminine in the earlier writ, cf. Theophrast. lap. 4, 23; in Herodotus its gender cannot be determined; cf. Stephanus Thesaurus, under the word), Latinsmaragdus (A. V. emerald), a transparent precious stone noted especially for its light green color: Revelation 21:19. (From Herodotus down; the Sept.. On the derivation of the word see Vanicek, Fremdwörter, under the word. On its relation to our 'emerald' (disputed by King, Antique Gems, p. 27ff), see Reihm, HWB, under the word 'Edelsteine', 17; Deane in the 'Bible Educator', vol. ii., p. 350f.) Forms and Transliterations εσμίκρυνας εσμίκρυνε εσμικρύνθη σμάραγδον σμαραγδος σμάραγδος σμαράγδου σμήγμα σμήγμασι σμικρυνθήσεται σμίλακά σμίλαξ σμυρίτης smaragdos smáragdosLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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