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Revelation 21:20

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← Revelation 21:19	Revelation 21:20 (KJV)	Revelation 21:21 →
And the foundations of the wall of the city [were] garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation [was] jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;	The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.	And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city [was] pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The fifth^G3991, sardonyx^G4557; the sixth^G1623, sardius^G4556; the seventh^G1442, chrysolite^G5555; the eighth^G3590, beryl^G969; the ninth^G1766, a topaz^G5116; the tenth^G1182, a chrysoprasus^G5556; the eleventh^G1734, a jacinth^G5192; the twelfth^G1428, an amethyst^G271.

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Original Greek

ὁ πέμπτος, σαρδόνυξ· ὁ ἕκτος, σάρδιος· ὁ ἕβδομος, χρυσόλιθος· ὁ ὄγδοος, βήρυλλος· ὁ ἔννατος, τοπάζιον· ὁ δέκατος, χρυσόπρασος· ὁ ἑνδέκατος, ὑάκινθος· ὁ δωδέκατος, ἀμέθυστος.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	The
πέμπτος,	pemptos	G3991	A-NSM	fifth
σαρδόνυξ·	sardonux	G4557	N-NSF	sardonyx
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
ἕκτος,	hektos	G1623	A-NSM	sixth
σάρδιος·	sardios	G4556	N-NSM	sardius
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
ἕβδομος,	hebdomos	G1442	A-NSM	seventh
χρυσόλιθος·	chrusolithos	G5555	N-NSM	chrysolite
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
ὄγδοος,	ogdoos	G3590	A-NSM	eighth
βήρυλλος·	bērullos	G969	N-NSM	beryl
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
ἔννατος,	ennatos	G1766	A-NSM	ninth
τοπάζιον·	topazion	G5116	N-NSN	a topaz
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
δέκατος,	dekatos	G1182	A-NSM	tenth
χρυσόπρασος·	chrusoprasos	G5556	N-NSM	a chrysoprasus
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
ἑνδέκατος,	hendekatos	G1734	A-NSM	eleventh
ὑάκινθος·	huakinthos	G5192	N-NSM	a jacinth
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
δωδέκατος,	dōdekatos	G1428	A-NSM	twelfth
ἀμέθυστος.	amethustos	G271	N-NSF	an amethyst

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G271 — ἀμέθυστος (améthystos, am-eth'-oos-tos): amethyst — from Α (as a negative particle) and a derivative of μεθύω; the "amethyst" (supposed to prevent intoxication):--amethyst.
• G969 — βήρυλλος (bḗryllos, bay'-rool-los): a beryl — of uncertain derivation; a "beryl":--beryl.
• G1182 — δέκατος (dékatos, dek'-at-os): tenth — ordinal from δέκα; tenth:--tenth.
• G1428 — δωδέκατος (dōdékatos, do-dek'-at-os): twelfth — from δώδεκα; twelfth:--twelfth.
• G1442 — ἕβδομος (hébdomos, heb'-dom-os): seventh — ordinal from ἑπτά; seventh:--seventh.
• G1623 — ἕκτος (héktos, hek'-tos): sixth — ordinal from ἕξ; sixth:--sixth.
• G1734 — ἑνδέκατος (hendékatos, hen-dek'-at-os): eleventh — ordinal from ἕνδεκα; eleventh:--eleventh.
• G1766 — ἔννατος (énnatos, en'-nat-os): ninth — ordinal from ἐννέα; ninth:--ninth.
• G3590 — ὄγδοος (ógdoos, og'-do-os): eighth — from ὀκτώ; the eighth:--eighth.
• G3991 — πέμπτος (pémptos, pemp'-tos): the fifth — from πέντε; fifth:--fifth.
• G4556 — σάρδιος (sárdios, sar'-dee-os): carnelian — properly, an adjective from an uncertain base; sardian (3037 being implied), i.e. (as noun) the gem so called:--sardius.
• G4557 — σαρδόνυξ (sardónyx, sar-don'-oox): sardonyx — from the base of σάρδιος and (the nail of a finger; hence the "onyx" stone); a "sardonyx", i.e. the gem so called:-- sardonyx.
• G5116 — τοπάζιον (topázion, top-ad'-zee-on): topaz — neuter of a presumed derivative (alternately) of (a "topaz"; of uncertain origin); a gem, probably the chrysolite:--topaz.
• G5192 — ὑάκινθος (hyákinthos, hoo-ak'-in-thos): jacinth — of uncertain derivation; the "hyacinth" or "jacinth", i.e. some gem of a deep blue color, probably the zirkon:-- jacinth.
• G5555 — χρυσόλιθος (chrysólithos, khroo-sol'-ee-thos): a topaz — from χρυσός and λίθος; gold-stone, i.e. a yellow gem ("chrysolite"):--chrysolite.
• G5556 — χρυσόπρασος (chrysóprasos, khroo-sop'-ras-os): a chrysoprase — from χρυσός and (a leek); a greenish-yellow gem ("chrysoprase"):--chrysoprase.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (9): Exodus 28:17, Exodus 28:20, 1 Kings 7:10, Job 28:19, Ezekiel 10:9, Ezekiel 28:13, Daniel 10:6, Revelation 4:3, Revelation 9:17

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: FUTURE, THE, PRECIOUS STONES
• Nave’s: AMETHYST, BERYL, CHRYSOLYTE, CHRYSOPRASUS, CHURCH, JACINTH, JERUSALEM, ONYX, READINGS, SELECT, SARDIUS, SARDONYX, STONES, TOPAZ, WALLS, OF THE CITIES

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