Revelation 21:19:15Rev.21.19.W15TAB
ἴασπις
iaspis
“jasper”
- Transliteration
- I-as-pis
- Extended
- IH-ahs-pihs
- IPA
- /ˈi.as.pis/
Meaning by language
- English
- jasper
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
I-as-pis
- sentence
hoi the-ME-li-oi tou TEI-khous tês PO-le-ōs pan-TI LI-thō ti-MI-ō ke-kos-mê-ME-noi ho the-ME-li-os ho PRŌ-tos I-as-pis ho deu-TE-ros SAP-phi-ros ho TRI-tos khal-kê-DŌN ho TE-tar-tos SMA-rag-dos
Exegesis
An appositional list—ho themelios ho protos iaspis, ho deuteros sapphiros, ho tritos chalkedon, ho tetartos smaragdos {ὁ θεμέλις ὁ πρῶτος ἴασπις, ὁ δεύτερος σάπφιρος, ὁ τρίτος χαλκηδών, ὁ τέταρτος σμάραγδος | ho the-mé-li-os ho prô-tos í-as-pis, ho deú-te-ros sá-pphi-ros, ho trí-tos chalkē-dōn, ho té-tar-tos smá-ra-gdos}—pairs each ordinal with its gemstone, with a supplied verb ‘was’ clarifying the relationship in English.
Root and etymology
iaspiota–alpha–sigma–pi
“jasper, precious stone”
In context — Revelation 21:19
The foundations of the city’s wall were embellished with every precious stone : the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, and the fourth emerald.
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:19:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Revelation 21:19, so the Greek word ἴασπις (iaspis) 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.21.19.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.19.W15.S1) and character.