noun · feminine
iaspias
Greekἴασπις (iaspis)
Strong’sG2393
jasper
stem iaspi-4 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἴασπις, -ιδος, ἡ,
[in LXX: Ex 28:18 36:18 (39:11) (יַהֲלֹם), Is 54:12 (כַּדְכֹּד), Ez 28:13 (יָשְׁפֵה, v. BDB, Lex., s.v.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2393 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee'-as-pis
"jasper", a gem
Fromprobably of foreign origin (see );
King Jamesjasper.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | iaspias2×ἴασπις | iaspiais |
| object accusative | iaspian | iaspiain |
| direct address vocative | iaspiar | iaspiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | iaspiau | iaspiaiu |
| to, for dative | iaspia2×ἰάσπιδι | iaspiai |
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
iaspia 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
iaspias“jasper”subjectnominative singular2×
Revelation 21:18“jasper”kai tas endōmēsias teu teicheu autau iaspias, kai tas politas chrusiem katharem homoiem hualo katharo;The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
Revelation 21:19“jasper”tois themeliois teu teicheu tau politau panto litho timio kosmirētois; tos themelios tos prōtos iaspias, tos deuteros sapfiras, tos tritos chalkēdōnos, tos tetartos smaragdos,The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
iaspia“jasper”to, fordative singular2×
Revelation 4:3“jasper”kai tos katherōtos homoios horasia litho iaspia kai sardie, kai irias kuklothen tou thronou homoios horasia smaragdino.The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
Revelation 21:11“jasper”echarōtan tan doxan tou theou; tos fōstēros autau homoios litho timiotato, hōs litho iaspia krustallizarōto;shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.