What does ἴασπις (íaspis) mean in the Bible?
ἴασπις (íaspis) is a Greek word meaning ""jasper", a gem".
Greek · G2393
ἴασπις
"Jasper", a gem
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ἴασπιςG2393
Pronunciationíaspis
What does ἴασπις (íaspis) mean in the Bible?
ἴασπις (íaspis) is a Greek word meaning ""jasper", a gem".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2393?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include jasper (2), [was] jasper (1), a jasper (1).
Where does ἴασπις (íaspis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Revelation 4:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itjasper2×Revelation 4:3, Revelation 21:18
[was] jasper1×Revelation 21:19
a jasper1×Revelation 21:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRevelation 4:3
Aligned rows4
Books represented1
Revelation4
Source forms
ἰάσπιδι2xiaspidiRevelation 4:3, Revelation 21:11
ἴασπις2xiaspisRevelation 21:18, Revelation 21:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular2xRevelation 4:3, Revelation 21:11
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular2xRevelation 21:18, Revelation 21:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. "jasper", a gem
Strong'sG2393
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
"jasper", a gem
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Revelation 4:3Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ἰάσπιδιiaspidi
jasper
Read verseRevelation 21:11Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ἰάσπιδιiaspidi
jasper
Read verseRevelation 21:18Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἴασπις·iaspiv
jasper
Read verseRevelation 21:19Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἴασπις·iaspiv
jasper
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternDative (2)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineRev 21:18 · Rev 21:192×
Dative · Singular · FeminineRev 4:3 · Rev 21:112×
Word Origins
ἴασπις is of foreign origin - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.