Chrysolite
χρυσόλιθοςStrong’s G5555chrusolithos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Chrusolithos is the Greek word usually translated “chrysolite”. 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 “chrysolite”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- chrysolite 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 1
1 book in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
χρυσόλιθος chrusolithos · chrysolite
χρυσό-λιθος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Exo.28:20 36:20 (Exo.39:13), Eze.28:13 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) * ;] a chrysolite (on its identification, see Swete, Ap., 288 f.; DB, iv, 620): Rev.21:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “chrysolite” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CHRYSOLITE, noun
A mineral, called by Hauy and Brongniart, peridote and by Jameson, prismatic chrysolite Its prevailing color is some shade of green. It is harder than glass, but less hard than quartz; often transparent, sometimes only translucent. It occurs sometimes in crystals, sometimes in small amorphous masses or grains, and sometimes in rolled pieces.
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.