King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2393
Transliteration: iaspis
Phonetic Spelling: (ee'-as-pis)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: jasper (a translucent stone)
Meaning: jasper (a translucent stone)
ἰάσπις, ἰασπιδος, ἡ (from Plato down), jasper; a precious stone of divers colors (for some are purple, others blue, others green, and others of the color of brass; Pliny, h. n. 37, 37 (8)): Revelation 4:3; Revelation 21:11, 18f. (But many think (questionably) the diamond to be meant here; others the precious opal; see Riehm, HWB, under the word Edelsteine, 8 and 10; B. D. under the word; cf. 'Bible Educator' 2:352.)
Word Summary
iaspis: jasper (a translucent stone)
Original Word: ἴασπιςTransliteration: iaspis
Phonetic Spelling: (ee'-as-pis)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: jasper (a translucent stone)
Meaning: jasper (a translucent stone)
Strong's Concordance
jasper. Probably of foreign origin (see yashpheh); "jasper", a gem -- jasper.
see HEBREW yashpheh
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2393: ἰάσπιςἰάσπις, ἰασπιδος, ἡ (from Plato down), jasper; a precious stone of divers colors (for some are purple, others blue, others green, and others of the color of brass; Pliny, h. n. 37, 37 (8)): Revelation 4:3; Revelation 21:11, 18f. (But many think (questionably) the diamond to be meant here; others the precious opal; see Riehm, HWB, under the word Edelsteine, 8 and 10; B. D. under the word