κρύσταλλος G2930
crystal, rock crystal (transparent quartz)
This noun originally meant ice (from κρύος, 'cold'), but came to refer to rock crystal—transparent quartz that resembles ice in clarity. Both NT occurrences are in Revelation's visions. In Revelation 4:6, before God's throne there is 'a sea of glass, like crystal' (θάλασσα ὑαλίνη ὁμοία κρυστάλλῳ)—emphasizing perfect transparency and purity. In Revelation 22:1, the river of the water of life is 'clear as crystal' (λαμπρὸν ὡς κρύσταλλον), flowing from God's throne. The term evokes both the brilliance and the purity of what is described, using the most transparent substance known to convey heavenly glory.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Revelation 4:6 describes 'a sea of glass like crystal' (ὁμοία κρυστάλλῳ) before the throne. Revelation 22:1 shows the river of life 'bright as crystal' (λαμπρὸν ὡς κρύσταλλον). The multilingual glosses are straightforward: English 'crystal,' Spanish 'cristal' (with slight variations 'a cristal'), French 'Kristall,' German 'Kristall.' Both uses are similes emphasizing transparency, purity, and radiance—characteristics of the heavenly realm surrounding God's throne and flowing from it. 2×
AR["بَلَّوْرٍ", "بِـ-بِلَّوْرٍ"]·ben["স্ফটিক", "স্ফটিকের।"]·DE["Kristall"]·EN["crystal"]·FR["Kristall"]·heb["בְּדֹלַח", "לְ-קֶרַח"]·HI["जैसे", "बल्लोर-को।"]·ID["kristal", "kristal."]·IT["krustallon", "krustallō"]·jav["kristal"]·KO["수정"]·PT["a-cristal", "cristal"]·RU["кристалл", "кристаллу."]·ES["a-cristal", "cristal,"]·SW["bilauri", "bilauri."]·TR["kristal", "kristale"]·urd["بلور", "بلور-کے"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
κρύσταλλος, ὁ, (κρύος, κρυσταίνομαι) ice, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὁ παῖς τὸν κρύσταλλον proverbial, of persons who cannot keep a thing, but do not wish to let it go, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __2 ={νάρκη}, numbness, torpor, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __II rock-crystal, Refs 1st c.BC+: as adjective, Refs 1st c.BC+.