Lexical Definition
ὑάκινθος hyákinthos (hoo-ak'-in-thos) hyacinth G:N-M
of uncertain derivation
jacinth.
- the "hyacinth" or "jacinth", i.e. some gem of a deep blue color, probably the zirkon
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὑάκινθοσ | jacinth | Rev.21.20 |
| υακίνθω | blue | LXX.Exod.38.23 • LXX.Exod.39.3 • LXX.2Chr.2.14 • LXX.Isa.3.23 |
| υακίνθου | blue | LXX.Exod.26.1 • LXX.Exod.26.31 • LXX.Exod.26.36 • LXX.Exod.27.16 • LXX.Exod.28.8 • LXX.Exod.28.15 • LXX.Exod.28.28 • LXX.Exod.28.33 • LXX.Exod.28.37 • LXX.Exod.36.8 • LXX.Exod.36.35 • LXX.Exod.36.37 • LXX.Exod.38.18 • LXX.Exod.39.2 • LXX.Exod.39.5 • LXX.Exod.39.8 • LXX.Exod.39.21 • LXX.Exod.39.24 • LXX.Exod.39.29 • LXX.2Chr.3.14 |
| υακίνθη | blue | LXX.2Chr.2.7 |
| υάκινθοσ | in blue | LXX.Ezek.27.7 |
| of blue | LXX.Exod.35.23 | |
| υάκινθον | blue | LXX.Exod.25.4 • LXX.Exod.28.5 • LXX.Exod.31.4 • LXX.Exod.35.6 • LXX.Exod.35.25 • LXX.Exod.39.1 • LXX.Jer.10.9 • LXX.Ezek.16.10 |
| of blue | LXX.Ezek.27.24 |
Abbott-Smith
ὑακίνθος, -ου, ό [in LXX chiefly for תְּכֵלֶת ;]
hyacinth;
(a) in cl., a flower, prob. the dark blue iris;
(b) in late writers, a precious stone of the same colour, perhaps the sapphire: Re 21:20 (Phil., FlJ, al.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Revelation | 21:20 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὑάκινθος [ῠᾰ], ὁ,
Hyacinthus, a Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, who killed him by an unlucky cast of the discus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B as appellative,
__B.I ὑάκινθος, ὁ, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but ἡ in [Refs 7th c.BC+]:—wild hyacinth, bluebell, Scilla bifolia, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.I.2 blue larkspur, Delphinium Ajacis, ὑ. σπαρτή [Refs 4th c.BC+]; said to have sprung up from the blood of Hyacinthus or (accusative to others) of Telamonian Ajax: and the ancients thought they could decipher on the petals the initial letters AI, or the interj. AIAI,[Refs 2nd c.BC+]; hence the epithets γραπτά [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__B.I.3 ὑ. πορφυρέη, probably Lilium Martagon, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__B.II ὑάκινθος, ἡ [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—a precious stone, of blue colour [Refs 1st c.AD+], perhaps aquamarine, [NT+1st c.AD+]
__B.III name of a blue colour, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; blue stuff, [LXX+1st c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Exod.28.8