adjective

elefantinem

Greekἐλεφάντινος (elefantinos)

Strong’sG1661

made of ivory

stem elefantin-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

of ivory1×

What it means

ἐλεφάντινος, -η, -ον

(< ἐλέφας, ivory), [in LXX for שֵׁן;]

of ivory: Re 18:12.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1661 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidel-ef-an'-tee-nos

elephantine, i.e. (by implication) composed of ivory

Fromfrom ἔλεφας (an "elephant");

King Jamesof ivory.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	elefantinos	elefantinas	elefantinem1×ἐλεφάντινον	elefantinois	elefantinais	elefantineim
object accusative	elefantinon	elefantinan		elefantinoin	elefantinain
direct address vocative	elefantinor	elefantinar		elefantinoir	elefantinair
of, belonging to genitive	elefantinou	elefantinau	elefantineu	elefantinoiu	elefantinaiu	elefantineiu
to, for dative	elefantino	elefantina	elefantine	elefantinoi	elefantinai	elefantinei

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

elefantinstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

elefantin 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

elefantinem“of ivory”subject or objectdirect singular1×

Revelation 18:12“of ivory”gomon chrusou kai argurou kai lithou timiou kai margaritoiu kai bussineu kai porfurau kai sirikeu kai kokkineu, kai pantem xulem thuinem kai pantem skeuem elefantinem kai pantem skeuem ek xuleu timiotateu kai chalkou kai sidērou kai marmarou,cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;