Made of ivory
ἐλεφάντινοςStrong’s G1661elephantinos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Elephantinos is the Greek word usually translated “ivory”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,”
Meaning
Usually translated “ivory”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of ivory 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
ἐλεφάντινος elephantinos · made of ivory
ἐλεφάντινος, -η, -ον (ἐλέφας, ivory), [in LXX for שֵׁן ;] of ivory: Rev.18:12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ivory” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
I'VORY, noun
[Latin ebur.]
The tusk of an elephant, a hard, solid substance, of a fine white color. This tooth is sometimes six or seven feet in length, hollow from the base to a certain highth, and filled with a compact medullary substance, seeming to contain a great number of glands. The ivory of Ceylon and Achem does not become yellow in wearing, and hence is preferred to that of Guinea.
All definitions and other forms of “ivory”
I'VORY, adjective
Consisting of ivory; as an ivory comb.
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.