Revelation 21:20

21:20 the fifth onyx, ¹  the sixth carnelian, ²  the seventh chrysolite, ³  the eighth beryl, ⁴  the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, ⁵  the eleventh jacinth, ⁶  and the twelfth amethyst.

Revelation 9:17

9:17 Now ⁷  this is what the horses and their riders ⁸  looked like in my ⁹  vision: The riders had breastplates that were fiery red, ¹⁰  dark blue, ¹¹  and sulfurous ¹²  yellow in color. ¹³  The ¹⁴  heads of the horses looked like lions’ heads, and fire, smoke, and sulfur ¹⁵  came out of their mouths.

¹ sn Onyx (also called sardonyx) is a semiprecious stone that comes in various colors (L&N 2.35).

² sn Carnelian is a semiprecious gemstone, usually red in color (L&N 2.36).

³ sn Chrysolite refers to either quartz or topaz, golden yellow in color (L&N 2.37).

⁴ sn Beryl is a semiprecious stone, usually blue-green or green in color (L&N 2.38).

⁵ sn Chrysoprase is a greenish type of quartz (L&N 2.40).

⁶ sn Jacinth is a semiprecious stone, probably blue in color (also called “hyacinth,” but that translation is not used here because of possible confusion with the flower of the same name). See L&N 2.41.

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of the description of the horses and riders, which is somewhat parenthetical in the narrative.

⁸ tn Grk “and those seated on them.”

⁹ tn Grk “the vision”; the Greek article has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

¹⁰ tn L&N 79.31 states, “‘fiery red’ (probably with a tinge of yellow or orange).”

¹¹ tn On this term BDAG 1022 s.v. ὑακίνθινος states, “hyacinth-colored, i.e. dark blue (dark red?) w. πύρινος Rv 9:17.”

¹² tn On this term BDAG 446 s.v. θειώδης states, “sulphurous Rv 9:17.”

¹³ sn The colors of the riders’ breastplates parallel the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur in v. 18.

¹⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁵ tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”