STRONGS G5194:
ὕαλος,
ὑαλου,
ὁ (probably allied with
ὑει,
ὑετός (which see); hence, 'rain-drop',
Curtius, 9604;
Vanicek, p. 1046; but others make it of Egyptian origin (cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word)), from
Herodotus ((3, 24) who writes
ὕελος; (cf.
Winer's Grammar, 22)) down;
1. any stone transparent like glass.
2. glass:
Revelation 21:18,
21.
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