Dark blue
ὑακίνθινοςStrong’s G5191huakinthinos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Huakinthinos is the Greek word usually translated “hyacinthine”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.”
Meaning
Usually translated “hyacinthine”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- hyacinthine 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
ὑακίνθινος huakinthinos · dark blue
ὑακίνθινος, -η, -ον (ὑάκινθος), [in LXX for תַּחַשׁ, תְּכֵלֶת ;] of hyacinth, hyacinthine (see: ὑάκινθος), "doubtless meant to describe the blue smoke of a sulphurous flame" (Swete): Rev.9:17 (Hom., Eur., al.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.