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G4557

σαρδόνυξ

sardonyx

Masculine noun · From the base of σάρδιον (G4556) and onux (the nail of a finger, hence the "onyx" stone)

From the base of G4556 and ὄνυξ ónyx (the nail of a finger; hence the "onyx" stone); a "sardonyx", i.e. the gem so called:—sardonyx.

Outline

  1. a sardonyx, a precious stone marked by the red colours of the carnelian (sard) and the white of the onyx

Usages

Revelation 21:20

The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

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