Strong's G5192: ὑάκινθος (hyákinthos) Meaning

Quick Definition

ὑάκινθος, ου, ὁ n.m. jacinth

Strong's Definition

the "hyacinth" or "jacinth", i.e. some gem of a deep blue color, probably the zirkon

Derivation: of uncertain derivation;

KJV Usage: jacinth

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ὑάκινθος (G5192)

noun, m. | -ου | ὑακίνθινος

2.41 · Natural Substances · Precious and Semiprecious Stones and Substances

jacinth, hyacinth jacinth or hyacinth, probably blue in color (see 2.29)

REV 21:20

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ὑάκινθος, -ov, 6, hyacinth, the name of a flower (Hom. and other poets; Theophr.), also of a precious stone of the same color, i.e. dark-blue verging towards black [A. V. jacinth (so R. V. with mrg. sapphire); ef. B. D. s.v. Jacinth; Riehm 5. v. Edelsteine 9] (Philo, Joseph., Galen, Heliod., al.; Plin. h. n. 37, 9, 41): Rey. xxi. 30.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ὑάκινθος hyakinthos 1x

a hyacinth, a gem resembling the color of the hyacinth flower, dark blue, Rev. 21:20*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ὑακίνθος, -ου, ό

[in LXX chiefly for תְּכֵלֶת ;]

hyacinth;

in cl., a flower, prob. the dark blue iris;

in late writers, a precious stone of the same colour, perhaps the sapphire: Re 21:20 (Phil., FlJ, al.).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ὑάκινθος [page 647] used of a precious stone in Rev_21:20 , perhaps the sapphire (RV marg .). The word occurs as a proper name in P Giss I. 101 .5 (iii/A.D.), PSI III. 194 .4 (A.D. 566?).

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ὑάκινθος (huakinthos) — hyacinth. Ὑάκινθος [ῠᾰ], ὁ, Hyacinthus, a Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, who killed him by an unlucky cast of the discus, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B as appellative, __B.I ὑάκινθος, ὁ, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but ἡ in [Refs 7th c.BC+]:—wild hyacinth, bluebell, Scilla bifolia, [Refs 8th c.BC+] __B.I.2 blue larkspur, Delphinium Ajacis, ὑ. σπαρτή [Refs 4th c.BC+]; said to have sprung up from the blood of Hyacinthus or (accusative to others) of Telamonian Ajax: and the ancients thought they could decipher on the petals the initial letters AI, or the interj. AIAI,[Refs 2nd c.BC+]; hence the epithets γραπτά [Refs 3rd c.BC+] __B.I.3 ὑ. πορφυρέη, probably Lilium Martagon, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] __B.II ὑάκινθος, ἡ [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—a precious stone, of blue colour [Refs 1st c.AD+], perhaps aquamarine, [NT+1st c.AD+] __B.III name of a blue colour, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; blue stuff, [LXX+1st c.AD+]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

ὑακίνθος, -ου, ό [in LXX chiefly for תְּכֵלֶת ;] hyacinth; __(a) in cl., a flower, prob. the dark blue iris; __(b) in late writers, a precious stone of the same colour, perhaps the sapphire: Rev.21:20 (Phil., FlJ, al.).† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (1)

21:20

G5192 ὑάκινθος (hyákinthos)