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commentary entry

xi.xxvii.xxii-p65.3

xi.xxvii.xxii-p65.391 words

20. sardonyx—a gem having the redness of the cornelian, and the whiteness of the onyx.

sardius—(See on Re 4:3).

chrysolite—described by Pliny as transparent and of a golden brightness, like our topaz: different from our pale green crystallized chrysolite.

beryl—of a sea-green color.

topazPliny [37.32], makes it green and transparent, like our chrysolite.

chrysoprasus—somewhat pale, and having the purple color of the amethyst [Pliny, 37, 20, 21].

jacinth—The flashing violet brightness in the amethyst is diluted in the jacinth [Pliny, 37.41].