Strong's Lexicon
G5194
G5194 — ὕαλος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5194 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὕαλος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | perhaps from a primary huo "to rain" as being transparent like rain |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | hualos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hoo'-al-os |
| Meaning: | 1. glass |
| KJV Renderings: | glass |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὕαλος, ὑαλου, ὁ (probably allied with ὑει, ὑετός (which see); hence, ’rain-drop’, Curtius, 9604; Vanicek, p. 1046; but others make it of Egyptian origin (cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word)), from Herodotus ((3, 24) who writes ὕελος; (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 22)) down;
1. any stone transparent like glass.
2. glass: Rev 21:18; Rev 21:21.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὕαλος (glass)
Revelation 21:18
- KJV: And the building of the wall of it was jasper and the city pure gold like unto clear glass
- GK: και ην η ενδόμησις του τείχους αυτής ιάσπις και η πόλις χρυσίον καθαρόν όμοιον υέλω καθαρώ
Revelation 21:21
- KJV: And the twelve gates twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city pure gold as it were transparent glass
- GK: και οι δώδεκα πυλώνες δώδεκα μαργαρίται ανά εις έκαστος των πυλώνων ην εξ ενός μαργαρίτου και η πλατεία της πόλεως χρυσίον καθαρόν ως ύελος διαυγης