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glass

Meaning of “glass”

Sense 1: A looking-glass or mirror. Sense 2: A clear, glasslike material or substance.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828
9 occurrences8 verses5 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Job 37:18

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “glass”

KJV PCE
Job 37:18
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 37:18 · retained source text

Hast thou with him spread out the skie, which is strong, and as a molten looking glasse?

1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 13:12 · retained source text

For now we see through a glasse, darkely: but then face to face: now I know in part, but then shall I know euen as also I am knowen.

1611 marginal noteGr. in a riddle.

2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · retained source text

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glasse the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glorie to glorie, euen as by the spirit of the Lord.

1611 marginal noteOr, of the Lord the spirit.

James 1:23
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · James 1:23 · retained source text

For if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like vnto a man beholding his naturall face in a glasse:

Revelation 4:6
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 4:6 · retained source text

And before the Throne there was a sea of glasse like vnto Chrystall: and in the middest of the throne, and round about the Throne, were foure beastes full of eyes before and behinde.

Revelation 15:2
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 15:2 · retained source text

And I saw as it were a Sea of glasse, mingled with fire, and them that had gotten the victorie ouer the beast, and ouer his image, and ouer his marke, and ouer the number of his name, stand on the sea of glasse, hauing the harpes of God.

Revelation 21:18
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 21:18 · retained source text

And the building of the wall of it was of Iasper, and the city was pure gold, like vnto cleare glasse.

Revelation 21:21
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 21:21 · retained source text

And the twelue gates were twelue pearles, euery seuerall gate was of one pearle, and the streete of the city was pure golde, as it were transparent glasse.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A glass vessel of any kind; as a drinking glass […] A mirror; a looking-glass.

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