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σμάραγδος
smaragdos
G4665
G:N-M Greek

emerald

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smaragdos denotes a precious stone named as the fourth foundation of the city wall.

The attested use names a precious stone in the list of the city wall's foundations.

Senses in use

  1. A named foundation stone · dominant

    In Revelation 21:19, the nominative singular masculine form occurs in the sequence naming the foundations of the city wall; the APB renders the fourth as “emerald.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Revelation 21:19, the APB lists “emerald” as the fourth foundation.

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