, the name of a gem, generally of a whitish, bluish, or gray color, susceptible of a high and beautiful polish, and of which there are several varieties, as the onyx, modern carnelian, etc., Rev. 21:19*

pr. a coppersmith; hence, genr. a worker in metals, smith, 2 Tim. 4:14*

, Jas. 3:3; Rev. 14:20*

pr. to guide with a bridle; met. to bridle, control, sway, Jas. 1:26; 3:2*

, Mt. 8:28; difficult, trying, 2 Tim. 3:1*

, a country of central Asia, which seems to have included Mesopotamia, Acts 7:4*

, Mk. 2:4; Lk. 5:4, 5; Acts 9:25; 27:17, 30; 1 Cor. 11:33*

, Rev. 8:7; 11:19; 16:21 (2x)*