Greek semantic domain

Precious and Semiprecious Stones and Substances

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Parent: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-GRK-002

Advanced domain details

Domain ID: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-GRK-002006
Source code: 002006
Level: 2
Scheme: UBS Greek Lexical Domains

Member senses (21)

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ἀμέθυστοςamethyst
Sense details
amethyst; usually purple or violet in color (see semantic domain 2.29)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000269-01
βήρυλλοςberyl
Sense details
beryl, usually bluish green or green in color (see semantic domain 2.29)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000975-01
διοπετήςstone from heaven, stone fallen from the sky
Sense details
a stone which has fallen from heaven or the sky (originally employed in referring to images of the gods)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001372-01
ἐλεφάντινοςconsisting of ivory, made of ivory
Sense details
(derivative of ἐλέφας ‘elephant,’ not occurring in the NT) pertaining to consisting of the tusks of elephants
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001675-01
ἴασπιςjasper
Sense details
jasper; probably green in color (see semantic domain 2.29)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002400-01
κρυσταλλίζωto shine like crystal, to shine brightly
Sense details
(derivative of κρύσταλλος[a] ‘crystal,’ semantic domain 2.46) to shine in the same way that crystal shines
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002944-01
κρύσταλλοςcrystal
Sense details
a very hard, translucent, and usually transparent type of quartz
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002945-01
λίθοςprecious stone, gem
Sense details
valuable stones and hard substances, especially gems and jewels
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003057-03
μαργαρίτηςpearl
Sense details
a smooth, rounded concretion formed within the shells of certain mollusks and valued as a gem because of its lustrous color (see semantic domain 2.29)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003160-01
μάρμαροςmarble
Sense details
a colorful, relatively hard form of limestone which may be polished to a lustrous finish (especially valued as material for building or for sculpture)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003164-01
σάπφιροςsapphire
Sense details
sapphire, usually blue in color (see semantic domain 2.29)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004455-01
σάρδιονcarnelian
Sense details
carnelian or cornelian, usually red in color (see semantic domain 2.29)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004458-01
σαρδόνυξonyx, sardonyx
Sense details
onyx, sardonyx, of varying colors (see semantic domain 2.29)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004459-01
σμαράγδινοςemerald-like, of emerald
Sense details
(derivative of σμάραγδος emerald, semantic domain 2.33) consisting of emerald, emerald-like, Revelation 4:3 (see semantic domain 2.29)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004568-01
σμάραγδοςemerald
Sense details
emerald, green in color (see semantic domain 2.29).
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004569-01
τοπάζιονtopaz
Sense details
topaz, usually yellow in color (see semantic domain 2.29)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005015-01
ὑάκινθοςjacinth, hyacinth
Sense details
jacinth or hyacinth, probably blue in color (see semantic domain 2.29)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005083-01
ὕαλοςcrystal
Sense details
a very hard, translucent, and usually transparent type of quartz
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005085-02
χαλκηδώνagate, chalcedony
Sense details
agate, chalcedony, usually milky or gray in color (see semantic domain 2.29)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005358-01
χρυσόλιθοςchrysolite
Sense details
chrysolite (yellow quartz or yellow topaz), golden yellow in color (see semantic domain 2.29)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005438-01
χρυσόπρασοςchrysoprase
Sense details
chrysoprase, a greenish type of quartz (see semantic domain 2.29)
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005439-01