- ὕαλος
- ὕαλος, ου, ἡ (s. prec. entry; so since Hdt. 3, 24 [ὕελος]; Aristoph.; Pla.; PFay 134, 4), rarely ὁ (Theophr., Lapid. 49 [ὕελ.]; B-D-F §49, 1; Mlt-H. 67; 124.—Job 28:17 the gender cannot be determined)① some kind of crystalline stone, crystal (Hdt. 3, 24 et al.) ὕαλ. καθαρός Rv 21:18. ὕαλ. διαυγής vs. 21 both with emphasis on transparency. If the stone is meant, the simile refers to its translucent quality, but in these two pass. ὕ. may also refer to② a translucent substance with a silicate base, glass (Pla. et al.; w. χρυσίον; cp. Job 28:17) so NRSV and REB in both passages.—On ancient glass-making s. SGoldstein, ‘Glass’: ISBE II 475–77 (lit.). B. 620.—DELG. M-M.
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