Lexicon :: Strong's G4665 - smaragdos

σμάραγδος
Transliteration
smaragdos (Key)
Pronunciation
smar'-ag-dos
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
7x in 3 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

σμάραγδος smáragdos, smar'-ag-dos; of uncertain derivation; the emerald or green gem so called:—emerald.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G4665 in the following manner: emerald (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G4665 in the following manner: emerald (1x).

  1. a transparent precious stone noted especially for its light green colour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σμάραγδος smáragdos, smar'-ag-dos; of uncertain derivation; the emerald or green gem so called:—emerald.
STRONGS G4665:
σμάραγδος, σμαράγδου, ὁ (but apparently feminine in the earlier writ, cf. Theophrast. lap. 4, 23; in Herodotus its gender cannot be determined; cf. Stephanus Thesaurus, under the word), Latinsmaragdus (A. V. emerald), a transparent precious stone noted especially for its light green color: Revelation 21:19. (From Herodotus down; the Sept.. On the derivation of the word see Vanicek, Fremdwörter, under the word. On its relation to our 'emerald' (disputed by King, Antique Gems, p. 27ff), see Reihm, HWB, under the word 'Edelsteine', 17; Deane in the 'Bible Educator', vol. ii., p. 350f.)
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