Marble
μάρμαροςStrong’s G3139marmaros
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Marmaros is the Greek word usually translated “marble”. 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 “marble”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of marble 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
μάρμαρος marmaros · marble
μάρμαρος, -ου, ὁ (μαρμαίρω, to glisten), [in LXX: Ep. Jer.7:2 * ;] 1. any crystalline stone (Hom., Eur., al.). 2. In later writers, marble: Rev.18:12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “marble” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
M'ARBLE, noun
[Latin marmor; Gr. white.]
- The popular name of any species of calcarious stone or mineral, of a compact texture, and of a beautiful appearance, susceptible of a good polish.
- A little ball of marble or other stone, used by children in play.
- A stone remarkable for some inscription or sculpture.
All definitions and other forms of “marble”
M'ARBLE, adjective
Made of marble; as a marble pillar.
- Variegated in color; stained or veined like marble; as the marble cover of a book.
- Hard; insensible; as a marble heart.
M'ARBLE, verb transitive
To variegate in color; to cloud; to stain or vein like marble; as, to marble the cover of a book.
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.