the fifthὁ πέμπτοςsardonyx,σαρδόνυξthe sixthὁ ἕκτοςcarnelian,σάρδιονthe seventhὁ ἕβδομοςchrysolite,χρυσόλιθοςthe eighthὁ ὄγδοοςberyl,βήρυλλοςthe ninthὁ ἔνατοςtopaz,τοπάζιονthe tenthὁ δέκατοςchrysoprase,χρυσόπρασοςthe eleventhὁ ἑνδέκατοςjacinth,ὑάκινθοςthe twelfthὁ δωδέκατοςamethyst.ἀμέθυστος
Revelation 21:20
Study it in the app“the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 21:20, word by word
- the fifthπέμπτοςpemptos
fifth
Fifth.
Where else “pemptos” appears- sardonyxσαρδόνυξsardonyx
sardonyx
Sardonyx: a precious stone with bands of color.
Where else “sardonyx” appears- the sixthἕκτοςhektos
sixth
Sixth; "the sixth hour", noon.
Where else “hektos” appears- carnelianσάρδιονsardion
carnelian
Carnelian, sardius: a reddish precious stone.
Where else “sardion” appears- the seventhἕβδομοςhebdomos
seventh
Seventh.
Where else “hebdomos” appears- chrysoliteχρυσόλιθοςchrysolithos
chrysolite
Chrysolite: a yellow-green precious stone.
Where else “chrysolithos” appears- the eighthὄγδοοςogdoos
eighth
Eighth.
Where else “ogdoos” appears- berylβήρυλλοςbēryllos
beryl
Beryl: a precious stone.
Where else “bēryllos” appears- the ninthἔνατοςenatos
ninth
Ninth. "The ninth hour" is three in the afternoon.
Where else “enatos” appears- topazτοπάζιονtopazion
topaz
Topaz: a precious stone.
Where else “topazion” appears- the tenthδέκατοςdekatos
tenth
The one in tenth place in a series, like the tenth hour of the day.
Where else “dekatos” appears- chrysopraseχρυσόπρασοςchrysoprasos
chrysoprase
Chrysoprase: a golden-green precious stone.
Where else “chrysoprasos” appears- the eleventhἑνδέκατοςhendekatos
eleventh
Eleventh; "the eleventh hour", about five in the afternoon.
Where else “hendekatos” appears- jacinthὑάκινθοςhyakinthos
jacinth
Jacinth: a bluish precious stone.
Where else “hyakinthos” appears- the twelfthδωδέκατοςdōdekatos
twelfth
Twelfth.
Where else “dōdekatos” appears- amethystἀμέθυστοςamethystos
amethyst
Amethyst: a violet precious stone.
Where else “amethystos” appears
Translation note
Several of these stones cannot be identified with certainty. It recalls the breastpiece of the high priest (Exodus 28:17-20).
The context
19The 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,
20 · This verse (above)
21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of the gates was made from a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.