Gloss: hyacinth
Transliteration: huakinthos
Strong’s: G5192
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)
[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)