ἴασπις

iaspis · jasper

Greek word · Strong’s number G2393 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

iaspis (ἴασπις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “jasper”.

A precious stone.

How to say it

i·as·pis

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

A clear, bright precious stone.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Where it appears

Revelation 4:3
And the one who sat there was like jasper and carnelian in appearance, and there was a rainbow around the throne like an emerald in appearance.
Revelation 21:11
having the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.
Revelation 21:18
And the material of its wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
Revelation 21:19
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,