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Revelation 21:20

The fifth is a sardonyx [white with brown or pink streaks].
The sixth is a carnelian [reddish – milky white to orange-brown]. [The first stone in the breastplate; describes God in the throne room, see Rev 4:3.]
The seventh is a chrysolite [from Gk. chrysos and lithos – "golden stone"; greenish with a golden hue].
The eighth is a beryl [pale green].
The ninth is a topaz [Gk. topazion – olive green, yellowish]. [The name may derive from the island of Zabargad (in Greek Topazios) in the Red Sea, where the green gemstone peridot was mined. All the stones up to the ninth level of the wall were found on the cherub that was banished from God's holy mountain, see Ezek. 28:13–14.]
The tenth was a chrysoprase [from Gk. chrysos, meaning gold, and prasinon, meaning green].
The eleventh was a hyacinth [Gk. huakinthos, meaning dark red or purple].
The twelfth was an amethyst [purple and violet].
[All these stones are beautiful and shimmer in different colors. They are anisotropic, which means that light shines through them and creates fantastic patterns in all the colors of the rainbow (which is not the case with isotropic stones such as diamonds, rubies, and garnets). Eight of these twelve stones are found with the same names in the breastplate of the high priest, see Ex. 28:17. It is likely that the other four – sardonyx, beryl, chrysoprase, and amethyst – were also in the breastplate, but that they are described by other names in Hebrew.
Gemstones have varying degrees of hardness. Moses was instructed to engrave the names of the twelve tribes on the stones, see Ex. 28:21. The stones used in the breastplate must therefore have been soft enough for the engraving techniques of the time. All minerals mentioned in this list are softer than quartz, and not harder stones such as corundum (ruby and sapphire) or diamond.]
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ὁ   πέμπτος   σαρδόνυξ,   ὁ   ἕκτος   σάρδιον,   ὁ   ἕβδομος   χρυσόλιθος,   ὁ   ὄγδοος   βήρυλλος,   ὁ   ἔνατος   τοπάζιον,   ὁ   δέκατος   χρυσόπρασος,   ὁ   ἑνδέκατος   ὑάκινθος,   ὁ   δωδέκατος   ἀμέθυστος.  

Textus Receptus (TR)

ὁ   πέμπτος   σαρδόνυξ,   ὁ   ἕκτος   σάρδιον,   ὁ   ἕβδομος   χρυσόλιθος,   ὁ   ὄγδοος   βήρυλλος,   ὁ   ἔνατος   τοπάζιον,   ὁ   δέκατος   χρυσόπρασος,   ὁ   ἑνδέκατος   ὑάκινθος,   ὁ   δωδέκατος   ἀμέθυστος.  

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TR has 23 Words, NA has 24 (+1).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G3991
 πέμπτος (pemptos)
 fifth
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G4557
 σαρδόνυξ, (sardonyx,)
 sardonyx,
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G1623
 ἕκτος (ektos)
 sixth
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G4556
 σάρδιον, (sardion,)
 sardius,
Noun Noun
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
N-NSN
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G1442
 ἕβδομος (ebdomos)
 seventh
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G5555
 χρυσόλιθος, (chrysolithos,)
 chrysolite,
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G3590
 ὄγδοος (ogdoos)
 eighth
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G0969
 βήρυλλος, (beryllos,)
 beryl,
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G1766
 ἔνατος (enatos)
 ninth
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G5116
 τοπάζιον, (topazion,)
 topaz,
Noun Noun
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
N-NSN
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G1182
 δέκατος (dekatos)
 tenth
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G5556
 χρυσόπρασος, (chrysoprasos,)
 chrysoprase,
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G1734
 ἑνδέκατος (endekatos)
 eleventh
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G5192
 ὑάκινθος, (yakinthos,)
 jacinth,
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G1428
 δωδέκατος (dodekatos)
 twelfth
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G0271
 ἀμέθυστος. (amethystos.)
 amethyst.
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF

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