noun · feminine
amethustas
Greekἀμέθυστος (amethustos)
Strong’sG271
amethyst
stem amethust-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀμέθυστος, -ου, ἡ
(acc. to Plut., < ἀ- μεθύω, being regarded as an antidote against drunkenness), [in LXX: Ex 28:19 36:19 39:12 Ez 28:13*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G271 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | amethustas1×ἀμέθυστος | amethustais |
| object accusative | amethustan | amethustain |
| direct address vocative | amethustar | amethustair |
| of, belonging to genitive | amethustau | amethustaiu |
| to, for dative | amethusta | amethustai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
amethusta is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
amethustas“amethyst”subjectnominative singular1×
Revelation 21:20“amethyst”tos pemptos sardonuxos, tos hektos sardiem, tos hebdomos chrusolithos, tos ogdoos bērullos, tos enatos topaziem, tos dekatos chrusoprasos, tos hendekatos huakinthos, tos dōdekatos amethustas;the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.