Original Word: ὑάλινος, η, ον
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: hualinos
Phonetic Spelling: (hoo-al'-ee-nos)
Short Definition: glassy, transparent
Definition: glassy, made of glass, transparent.

5193 hyálinos (an adjective, derived from 5194 /hýalos, "glass") – made of glass ("glassy"); "transparent as glass" (Souter).

In Scripture, transparency is a greatly valued virtue, representing the Lord's glory shining through (reflecting Himself!). For example, "the glassy sea" surrounding the throne of God in heaven (Rev 4:6, 15:2) is apparently what reflects the Lord Himself, as manifested (reflected by) His saints. By God's light, their sanctification-glorification has a spiritual transparency that reflects the image of Jesus Himself. This projects (reflects) the glory He invested in them as transformed ("transparent") saints. In this way, the Lord gets all the glory – and believers have the incredible privilege of sharing (reflecting) it!

Reflection: A. Tozer, "The Lord gives but He doesn't give away."

STRONGS NT 5193: ὑάλινος

ὑάλινος, ὑαλίνη, ὑαλινον (ὕαλος, which see), in a fragment of Corinna and occasionally in the Greek writings from Aristophanes down, of glass or transparent like glass, glassy: Revelation 4:6; Revelation 15:2.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

of glass.

From hualos; glassy, i.e. Transparent -- of glass.

see GREEK hualos

Forms and Transliterations

υαλινη υαλίνη ὑαλίνη υαλινην υαλίνην ὑαλίνην hyaline hyalinē hyalíne hyalínē hyalinen hyalinēn hyalínen hyalínēn ualine ualinē ualinen ualinēn

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