χαλκηδών
chalkēdōn
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Greek
chalcedony
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Chalkedon names the third precious stone listed among the city wall's foundations.
The attested use names a precious stone as the third in the sequence of foundations for the city wall.
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A foundation's listed precious stone · dominant
In Revelation 21:19, the nominative singular masculine form occurs in the sequence naming the city wall's foundations; the APB renders the third as “chalcedony” while describing the foundations as adorned with precious stones.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Revelation 21:19, the APB presents it as “chalcedony” in the list of precious stones assigned to the foundations. The verse is read as a whole.