noun · masculine
krustallos
Greekκρύσταλλος (krustallos)
Strong’sG2930
crystal
stem krustall-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κρύσταλλος, -ου, ὁ
(< κρύος, frost), [in LXX: Jb 38:29, Ps 147:6, (17), Ez 1:22 (קֶרַח), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2930 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkroos'-tal-los
ice, i.e. (by analogy) rock "crystal"
Fromfrom a derivative of κρύος (frost);
King Jamescrystal.
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 | krustallos | krustallois |
| object accusative | krustallon1×κρύσταλλον | krustalloin |
| direct address vocative | krustallor | krustalloir |
| of, belonging to genitive | krustallou | krustalloiu |
| to, for dative | krustallo1×κρυστάλλῳ | krustalloi |
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
krustallo 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
krustallon“crystal”objectaccusative singular1×
Revelation 22:1“crystal”Kai deiknuata mi potamon hudōreu zōau lampron hōs krustallon, ekporeuerōton ek tou thronou tou theou kai teu arnieuThen the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
krustallo“crystal”to, fordative singular1×
Revelation 4:6“crystal”kai enōpion tou thronou hōs thalassas hualinas homoias krustallo. Kai en mese tou thronou kai kuklō tou thronou tessares zōeim gemarōteim ofthalmoiu emprosthen kai opisthen;And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.