UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: ἐνδώμησις; -εως

Related lemmas: δῶμα

Sense 1: building material

Semantic entry: 7.77

Semantic domains: Constructions

Subdomains: Building Materials

Definition: material used in the construction of buildings

Notes: It is also possible to understand ἐνδώμησις in the sense of ‘foundation’ (see ἐνδώμησις [source selector 000001][b], 7.41: ἐνδώμησις / 7.41: θεμέλιος).

REV 21:18: RV REV 21:18 · LV REV 21:18 · Read together REV 21:18

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OET-RV REV 21:18

18 The wall was made of green jasper stone and the city itself was pure gold but as clear as glass.

OET-LV REV 21:18

18 And was the structure of _the wall of _it was jasper, and the city was gold pure, similar to _glass clean.

Sense 2: foundation

Semantic entry: 7.41

Semantic domains: Constructions

Subdomains: Parts and Areas of Buildings

Definition: that on which a structure is built

Notes: In some languages it is possible to describe a typical foundation in ancient times as ‘large stones underneath the walls.’ In other languages, however, this may seem to be quite a meaningless type of expression, since foundations are only made secure by driving stakes deep into the ground. Therefore, it may be best to describe the function of a foundation by ‘what keeps the walls firm’ or ‘how the walls are made not to move’ or ‘what goes beneath the walls.’|A number of scholars, however, prefer to understand ἐνδώμησις in the context of RV REV 21:18 · LV REV 21:18 · Read together REV 21:18 as the material of which the wall was made, rather than as the foundation of the wall (see ἐνδώμησις[a], 7.77: ἐνδώμησις).

Further resources: realia:3.1.1