King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G271
Transliteration: amethystos
Phonetic Spelling: (am-eth'-oos-tos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: amethyst
Meaning: amethyst
ἀμέθυστος, , ἡ, amethyst, a precious stone of a violet and purple color (Exodus 28:19; according to Phavorinus so called διά τό ἀπείργειν τῆς μέθης (so Plutarch, quaest. conviv. iii. 1, 3, 6)): Revelation 21:20. (Cf. B. D. under the word.)
Word Summary
amethystos: amethyst
Original Word: ἀμέθυστοςTransliteration: amethystos
Phonetic Spelling: (am-eth'-oos-tos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: amethyst
Meaning: amethyst
Strong's Concordance
amethyst. From a (as a negative particle) and a derivative of methuo; the "amethyst" (supposed to prevent intoxication) -- amethyst.
see GREEK a
see GREEK methuo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 271: ἀμέθυστοςἀμέθυστος, , ἡ, amethyst, a precious stone of a violet and purple color (Exodus 28:19; according to Phavorinus so called διά τό ἀπείργειν τῆς μέθης (so Plutarch, quaest. conviv. iii. 1, 3, 6)): Revelation 21:20. (Cf. B. D. under the word.)