"And his feet like unto burnished brass,
as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice
as the voice of many waters." -Revelation 1:15
"And to the angel of the church in Thyatira
write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his
eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like unto
burnished brass:" - Revelation 2:18
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Both of the bolded areas are the compound Greek word, "χαλκολιβανω"
(kalkolibanô"). Breaking it down into it's
two parts, we get:
1: "χαλκο-" ("kalko")
Greek:
Strong's Number: 5475 chalkos {khal-kos'}
Perhaps from 5465 through the idea of hollowing out
as a vessel (this metal being chiefly used for that
purpose);;
n m AV - brass 3, money 2; 5
1) brass
2) what is made of brass, money, coins of brass (also
of silver and gold)
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2: "-λιβανω" (libanô)
Greek:
Strong's Number: 3030 libanos {lib'-an-os}
Of foreign origin 03828; TDNT - 4:263,533;
n m AV - frankincense 2; 2
1) the frankincense tree
2) the perfume, frankincense
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Wait a sec! Brass and Frankincense? That does not make
sense. Why was it translated as burnished?
Also, bolded above, it's of foreign origin? Let's take a look
at Strong's Number 03828:
Hebrew:
Strong's Number: 03828 l@bownah {leb-o-naw'} or l@bonah
{leb-o-naw'}
from 03836; TWOT - 1074d;
n f AV - frankincense 15, incense 6; 21
1) frankincense
1a) a white resin burned as fragrant incense
1a1) ceremonially
1a2) personally
1a3) used in compounding the holy incense
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Once again, referred to another root word, Strong's Number
03836:
Hebrew:
Strong's Number: 03836 laban {law-bawn'} or (Gen. 49:12)
laben {law-bane'}
from 03835; TWOT - 1074a;
adj AV - white 29; 29
1) white
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Ahhh! Not again! One more time:
Hebrew:
Strong's Number: 03835 laban {law-ban'}
a primitive root; TWOT - 1074b,1074h;
v AV - make white 3, make 2, make brick 1, be white
1, be whiter 1; 8
1) to be white
1a1) to make white, become white,
purify
1a2) to show whiteness, grow white
1b) (Hithpael) to become white, be purified
(ethical)
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So now we know that the word comes from an ancient Hebrew root.
But what does that mean?
What other language comes from Hebrew roots? Aramaic.
We could have avoided this Strong's goosechase, for the word
"-λιβανω" (libanô)
seems to be a translitteration, not a translation, of the Aramaic
for "whitening" or "Lebanese."
It is not, how the Greek suggests, brass and frankensense in
a furnace, but whitening or Lebanese brass in a furnace:
"And his feet like unto whitened brass,
as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice
as the voice of many waters." -Revelation 1:15
Re 2:18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira
write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his
eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like unto
whitened brass:" - Revelation 2:18
OR
"And his feet like unto Lebanese brass,
as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice
as the voice of many waters." -Revelation 1:15
Re 2:18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira
write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his
eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like unto
Lebanese brass:" - Revelation 2:18
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