ὕᾰλος G5194
glass, crystal, a transparent crystalline material
Originally referring to rock crystal or crystalline stone, this word came to mean glass by the Hellenistic period. In Revelation's vision of the New Jerusalem, glass appears as a symbol of purity and transparency. The city's street is described as pure gold, yet transparent as glass—a paradoxical image combining supreme value with perfect clarity. The sea of glass before God's throne elsewhere in Revelation evokes both crystalline beauty and the ancient cosmic waters now calm and clear.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — From classical usage for rock-crystal or crystalline stone, ὕαλος evolved to mean manufactured glass. Both Revelation occurrences (21:18, 21) describe the New Jerusalem's materials: the city is pure gold 'as it were transparent glass' (ὡς ὕαλος διαυγής) and the street is pure gold 'like transparent glass.' The imagery combines preciousness with perfect translucence, suggesting a reality beyond ordinary physical properties. 2×
AR["بِزُجاجٍ", "كَ"]·ben["কাচ", "কাচের"]·DE["Glas"]·EN["glass"]·FR["Glas"]·heb["זְכוּכִית", "לִ-זְכוּכִית"]·HI["काँच", "काँच-के"]·ID["kaca"]·IT["ualos", "ualō"]·jav["kaca"]·KO["유리", "유리에"]·PT["a-vidro", "vidro"]·RU["стекло", "стеклу"]·ES["a-vidrio", "vidrio"]·SW["kioo"]·TR["cam", "cama"]·urd["شیشہ", "شیشے-کے"]
Sentidos Relacionados
H4325 1. water, waters (582×)H6965b 1. Qal: to rise, arise, get up (432×)H2091 1. gold (the metal) (389×)H0068 1. stone, rock (material/object) (267×)H5178a 1. bronze/copper as metal (131×)H6083 1. dust, dry earth, soil (108×)H8313 1. burn, set fire to (94×)H2734 1. anger was kindled (82×)G5204 1. water (80×)H2822 1. darkness, absence of light (80×)G5457 1. light (illumination) (71×)G0450 1. rise, stand up (physical) (69×)H6965b 2. Qal: to stand firm, endure, be valid (50×)H6999a 2. burn sacrifice on altar (Hifil) (45×)H5553 1. rock, cliff (physical feature) (43×)H6965b 4. Hifil: to establish, confirm (covenant/kingdom/word) (40×)H1197a 1. burn, be on fire (39×)H4306 1. rain, showers (38×)H1653 1. rain, precipitation (34×)G4655 1. darkness (30×)
Referencia BDB / Léxico
ὕᾰλος or ὕελος (see. below), ἡ, see Refs 4th c.BC+, ὁ:—the form ὕαλος is said to be Attic dialect, ὕελος Hellenic, Refs 5th c.BC+ and ὕαλο; ὕελος is read in NT+4th c.BC+; compare ὑάλινος:—originally some kind of crystalline stone, such as that used by the Ethiopians to enclose their mummies in, Refs 5th c.BC+rock-crystal, Refs 3rd c.AD+ __2 a convex lens of crystal, used as a burning-glass, λίθος…