Revelation 21:18:14Rev.21.18.W14TAB
ὑάλῳ
hyalō
“glass”
- Transliteration
- hy-A-lō
- Extended
- hy-AH-lô
- IPA
- /hyˈa.lɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- glass
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
hy-A-lō
- sentence
kai hê en-DO-mê-sis tou TEI-khous au-TÊS IA-spis kai hê PO-lis khry-SI-on ka-tha-RON HO-moi-on hy-A-lō ka-tha-RÔI
Exegesis
The comparative adjective homoion {ὅμοιον | hómoion} introduces a simile with the dative hyalō katharṓ {ὑάλῳ καθαρῷ | hyálō katharṓ} “like pure glass,” emphasizing both transparency and luster. In English, the genitive constructions are rendered with “of” and the predicate nominatives with “was,” while the comparative dative is expressed with “like” to convey clear imagery.
In context — Revelation 21:18
And the structure of its wall was jasper , and the city was pure gold, like clear glass .
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:18:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Revelation 21:18, so the Greek word ὑάλῳ (hyalō) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rev.21.18.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.18.W14.S1) and character.