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Koine Greek wordlink #166480

SR GNT Rev 21:21 διαυγής (diaugaʸs) ‘pure as glass transparent’ Strongs=13063 Lemma=diaugēs^*
Word role=adjective case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=96 AD

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Only use of identical word form διαυγής (A-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘διαυγής’ (A-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘transparent’.

Rev 21:21 ‘pure as glass transparent’ SR GNT Rev 21:21 word 28

OET-LV: 21 And the twelve twelve gates were pearls, each one each of _the gates was of one pearl. And the road of _the city was gold pure as glass transparent. (REV_21:21)

OET-RV: 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls—each one of the gates individually was from one pearl—and the city street was pure gold—transparent like glass. (REV 21:21)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘diaugēs’ in the Greek originals.

Key: A=adjective NMS=nominative,masculine,singular