Amethyst
ἀμέθυστοςStrong’s G0271amethustos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Amethustos is the Greek word usually translated “amethyst”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.”
Meaning
Usually translated “amethyst”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- amethyst 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀμέθυστος amethustos · amethyst
ἀμέθυστος, -ου, ἡ (accusative to Plut., ἀ- μεθύω, being regarded as an antidote against drunkenness) [in LXX: Exo.28:19 36:19 39:12 Eze.28:13 * ;] amethyst, a purple quartz: Rev.21:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “amethyst” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AM'ETHYST, noun
[Latin amethystus; Gr. which the Greeks supposed to be formed from a neg. and to inebriate, from some supposed quality in the stone of resisting intoxication. Plin. 37.9, mentions an opinion that it takes its name from its color approaching that of wine, but not reaching it.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.