Jasper
ἴασπιςStrong’s G2393iaspis
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Iaspis is the Greek word usually translated “jasper”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.”
Meaning
Usually translated “jasper”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- jasper 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 4
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 21:11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
- Revelation 21:18And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
- Revelation 21:19And 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;
Greek dictionary
ἴασπις iaspis · jasper
ἴασπις, -ιδος, ἡ [in LXX: Exo.28:18 36:38 (Exo.39:11) (יַהֲלֹם), Isa.54:12 (כַּדְכֹּד), Eze.28:13 (יָשְׁפֵה, see BDB, Lex., see word)* ;] jasper, apparently not the modern stone of that name, but a translucent stone (DB, see word): Rev.4:3 21:11, 18-19.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “jasper” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
J'ASPER, noun
[Latin iaspis.]
A mineral of the siliceous kind, and of several varieties. It is less hard than flint or even than common quartz, but gives fire with steel. It is entirely opake, or sometimes feebly translucent at the edges, and it presents almost every variety of color. Its varieties are common jasper striped jasper Egyptian jasper etc. It admits of an elegant polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff-boxes, etc.
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.