The foundationsοἱ θεμέλιοιof the wallτοῦ τείχουςof the cityτῆς πόλεωςwereadornedκεκοσμημένοιwith every kind ofπαντὶpreciousτιμίῳstone.λίθῳThe firstὁ πρῶτοςfoundationὁ θεμέλιοςwasjasper,ἴασπιςthe secondὁ δεύτεροςsapphire,σάπφιροςthe thirdὁ τρίτοςchalcedony,χαλκηδώνthe fourthὁ τέταρτοςemerald,σμάραγδος
Revelation 21:19
Study it in the app“The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 21:19, word by word
- The foundationsθεμέλιοιthemelioi
foundation
Foundation, a foundation stone.
Where else “themelioi” appears- of the wallτείχουςteichous
wall
Wall of a city.
Where else “teichous” appears- of the cityπόλεωςpoleōs
city, town
City, town.
Where else “poleōs” appears- adornedκεκοσμημένοιkekosmēmenoi
adorn
To embellish something, make it beautiful.
Where else “kekosmēmenoi” appears- preciousτιμίῳtimiōi
precious
Of great value.
Where else “timiōi” appears- stoneλίθῳlithōi
stone
A piece of hard rock, loose or cut.
Where else “lithōi” appears- The firstπρῶτοςprōtos
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtos” appears- jasperἴασπιςiaspis
jasper
Jasper: a precious stone.
Where else “iaspis” appears- the secondδεύτεροςdeuteros
second
Second.
Where else “deuteros” appears- sapphireσάπφιροςsapphiros
sapphire
Sapphire: a blue precious stone.
Where else “sapphiros” appears- the thirdτρίτοςtritos
third
The one after the second; above all, the third day.
Where else “tritos” appears- chalcedonyχαλκηδώνchalkēdōn
chalcedony
Chalcedony: a precious stone.
Where else “chalkēdōn” appears- the fourthτέταρτοςtetartos
fourth
Fourth.
Where else “tetartos” appears- emeraldσμάραγδοςsmaragdos
emerald
Emerald: a green precious stone.
Where else “smaragdos” appears
The context
18And the material of its wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
19 · This verse (above)
20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.