Word Summary
chalkēdōn: chalcedony (a precious stone)
Original Word: χαλκηδώνTransliteration: chalkēdōn
Phonetic Spelling: (khal-kay-dohn')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: chalcedony (a precious stone)
Meaning: chalcedony (a precious stone)
Strong's Concordance
chalcedony.
From chalkos and perhaps eidos; copper-like, i.e. "chalcedony" -- chalcedony.
see GREEK chalkos
see GREEK eidos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5472: χαλκηδώνχαλκηδών,
χαλκηδονος,
ὁ,
chalcedony, a precious stone de scribed by
Pliny, h. n. 31, 5 (18), 72 (see
B. D. (especially the American edition), under the word):
Revelation 21:19.