Revelation 4:3

3andκαὶthe [One]ὁsittingκαθήμενος[was] likeὅμοιοςin appearanceὁράσειstoneλίθῳjasperἰάσπιδιandκαὶsardiusσαρδίῳ,Andκαὶa rainbowἶρις[was] aroundκυκλόθενtheτοῦthroneθρόνουlikeὅμοιοςin appearanceὁράσειan emeraldσμαραγδίνῳ.

and the One sitting, in appearance [was] like jasper and carnelian stone. And a rainbow [was] around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.

Vocab difficulty

96.5

Rare words

  • ὁράσει

    ὅρασις

    a sight, vision, appearance.

  • ἰάσπιδι

    ἴασπις

    jasper; a precious stone.

  • σαρδίῳ

    σάρδιον

    carnelian, a precious stone.

  • ἶρις

    ἶρις

    a rainbow or halo.

  • κυκλόθεν

    κυκλόθεν

    in a circle round, round about.

  • σμαραγδίνῳ

    σμαράγδινος

    made of emerald, emerald-green.