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Chalcedony

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: χαλκηδών

(Strong's #5472 — Noun Masculine — chalkedon — khal-kay-dohn' )

the name of a gem, including several varities, one of which resembles a cornelian, is "supposed to denote a green silicate of copper found in the mines near Chalcedon" (Swete, on the Apocalypse), Revelation 21:19 .

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Chalcedony'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​c/chalcedony.html. 1940.