And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
And he that ſate was to looke vpon like a Iaſper, and a Sardine ſtone: and there was a rainebow round about the Throne, in ſight like vnto an Emeralde.
καὶ ὁ καθήμενος ἦν ὅμοιος ὁράσει λίθῳ ἰάσπιδι καὶ σαρδίνῳ· καὶ ἶρις κυκλόθεν τοῦ θρόνου ὅμοία ὁράσει σμαραγδίνῳ.
καὶ ὁ καθήμενος ἦν ὅμοιος ὁράσει λίθῳ ἰάσπιδι, καὶ σαρδίνῳ· καὶ ἶρις κυκλόθεν τοῦ θρόνου ὅμοιος ὁράσει σμαραγδίνῳ.
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146  Occurrence Count
ἦν , verb, ēn — agree, be, have charge of, hold, use (value 58)
G2258,
ἦν ēn, ane; imperfect of G1510; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):—+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.Used in 415 Verses, 21 Books 455  Occurrence Count
θρόνος , masculine noun, thronos — a throne (value 499)
G2362,
θρόνος thrónos, thron'-os; from θράω thráō (to sit); a stately seat ("throne"); by implication, power or (concretely) a potentate:—seat, throne.a throne seat
a chair of state having a footstool
assigned in the NT to kings, hence, kingly power or royalty
metaph. to God, the governor of the world
to the Messiah, Christ, the partner and assistant in the divine administration
hence divine power belonging to Christ
to judges i.e. tribunal or bench
to elders
Used in 50 Verses, 6 Books 60  Occurrence Count
ἴασπις , feminine noun, iaspis — jasper (a translucent stone) (value 501)
G2393,
ἴασπις íaspis, ee'-as-pis; probably of foreign origin (see H3471); "jasper", a gem:—jasper.jasper, a precious stone of various colours (for some are purple, others blue, others green, and others the colour of brass)
"There is one sort which is called 'Aerizusa', like to air, and another 'Crystallizusa', clear as crystal. So Pliny speaks of a white 'jasper' called 'Astrios', and which, he says, is crystallo propinquans, 'near to crystal', found in India, and on the shores of Pallene." (John Gill—Comments on
Rev 21:11)
Used in 4 Verses, 1 Book 4  Occurrence Count
ἶρις , feminine noun, iris — a rainbow (value 320)
G2463,
ἶρις îris, ee'-ris; perhaps from G2046 (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities); a rainbow ("iris"):—rainbow.Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
κάθημαι , verb, kathēmai — to be seated (value 89)
G2521,
κάθημαι káthēmai, kath'-ay-mahee; from G2596; and ἧμαι hēmai (to sit; akin to the base of G1476); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside:—dwell, sit (by, down).to sit down, seat one's self
to sit, be seated, of a place occupied
to have a fixed abode, to dwell
Used in 87 Verses, 10 Books 89  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
κυκλόθεν , adverb, kyklothen — to encircle (value 604)
G2943,
κυκλόθεν kyklóthen, koo-kloth'-en; adverb from the same as G2945; from the circle, i.e. all around:—(round) about.round about, from all sides, all around
Used in 4 Verses, 1 Book 4  Occurrence Count
λίθος , masculine noun, lithos — a stone (value 319)
G3037,
λίθος líthos, lee'-thos; apparently a primary word; a stone (literally or figuratively):—(mill-, stumbling-)stone.a stone
of small stones
of building stones
metaph. of Christ
Used in 55 Verses, 10 Books 60  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ὅμοιος , adjective, homoios — like, resembling, the same as (value 460)
G3664,
ὅμοιος hómoios, hom'-oy-os; from the base of G3674; similar (in appearance or character):—like, + manner.like, similar, resembling
like: i.e. resembling
like: i.e. corresponding to a thing
Used in 43 Verses, 9 Books 47  Occurrence Count
ὅρασις , feminine noun, horasis — the act of seeing, a vision, appearance (value 581)
G3706,
ὅρασις hórasis, hor'-as-is; from G3708; the act of gazing, i.e. (externally) an aspect or (internally) an inspired appearance:—sight, vision.the act of seeing
the sense of sight, the eyes
appearance, visible form
a vision
an appearance divinely granted in an ecstasy or dream
Used in 3 Verses, 2 Books 4  Occurrence Count
σάρδινος , adjective, sardinos — sardine (value 635)
G4555,
σάρδινος sárdinos, sar'-dee-nos; from the same as G4556; sardine (G3037 being implied), i.e. a gem, so called:—sardine.a sardius, a precious stone of which there are two types, the former is called a carnelian (because flesh coloured) and the latter a sard
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
σμαράγδινος , adjective, smaragdinos — of emerald, emerald green (value 679)
G4664,
σμαράγδινος smarágdinos, smar-ag'-dee-nos; from G4665; consisting of emerald:—emerald.of emerald, made of emerald
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
| Revelation 4:3Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 8277) |
| καὶ ὁ καθήμενος ἦν ὅμοιος ὁράσει λίθῳ ἰάσπιδι καὶ σαρδίνῳ· καὶ ἶρις κυκλόθεν τοῦ θρόνου ὅμοία ὁράσει σμαραγδίνῳ. |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| And |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| he |
G3588ho |
ὁ |
70 |
| that sat |
G2521kathēmai |
κάθημαι |
89 |
| was |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| to look upon |
G3706horasis |
ὅρασις |
581 |
| like |
G3664homoios |
ὅμοιος |
460 |
| a jasper |
G2393iaspis |
ἴασπις |
501 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| a sardine |
G4555sardinos |
σάρδινος |
635 |
| stone: |
G3037lithos |
λίθος |
319 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| there was a rainbow |
G2463iris |
ἶρις |
320 |
| round about |
G2943kyklothen |
κυκλόθεν |
604 |
| the throne, |
G2362thronos |
θρόνος |
499 |
| in sight |
G3706horasis |
ὅρασις |
581 |
| like unto |
G3664homoios |
ὅμοιος |
460 |
| an emerald. |
G4664smaragdinos |
σμαράγδινος |
679 |
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