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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77546" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77546" /> == | ||
<div> '''A | <div> '''A — 1: '''''Σμάραγδος''''' ''' (Strong'S #4665 — Noun [[Feminine]] — smaragdos — smar'-ag-dos ) </div> <p> is a transparent stone of a light green color, occupying the first place in the second row on the high priest's breastplate, Exodus 28:18 . [[Tyre]] imported it from Syria, Ezekiel 27:16 . It is one of the foundations of the heavenly Jerusalem, Revelation 21:19 . The name was applied to other stones of a similar character, such as the carbuncle. </p> <div> '''B — 1: '''''Σμαράγδινος''''' ''' (Strong'S #4664 — Adjective — smaragdinos — smar-ag'-dee-nos ) </div> <p> "emerald in character," descriptive of the rainbow round about the throne in Revelation 4:3 , is used in the papyri to denote emerald green. </p> | ||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80636" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80636" /> == | ||
