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Glass, Glassy

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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A — 1: ὕαλος

(Strong's #5194 — Noun Masculine — hualos — hoo'-al-os )

primarily denoted anything transparent, e.g., a transparent stone or gem, hence, "a lens of crystal, a glass," Revelation 21:18,21 .

A — 2: ἔσοπτρον

(Strong's #2072 — Noun Neuter — esoptron — es'-op-tron )

"a mirror," is rendered "glass" in the AV of 1 Corinthians 13:12; James 1:23 . See MIRROR.

Note: For the corresponding verb katoptrizo in 2 Corinthians 3:18 (Middle Voice), see BEHOLD , No. 12.

B — 1: ὑάλινος

(Strong's #5193 — Adjective — hualinos — hoo-al'-ee-nos )

signifies "glassy, made of glass" (akin to A, No. 1), Revelation 4:6; 15:2 (twice), RV, "glassy."

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Glass, Glassy'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​g/glass-glassy.html. 1940.
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