GREEK · G1661
ἐλεφάντινος
elephantinos — made of ivory
ἐλεφάντινος, -η, -ον (ἐλέφας, ivory), [in LXX for שֵׁן ;] of ivory: Rev.18:12.† (AS)
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Elephant
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
GREEK · G20332
ἐλεφαντάρχης
elephantarchēs — commander of a squadron of sixteen elephants
the commander of a squadron of elephants , (Plutarch) (ML)
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ἐλέφας
elephas — ivory
1. the elephant , (Herdotus Historicus) 2. the elephant's tusk, ivory , (Iliad by Homer) (ML)
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προνομή
pronomē — plunder
1. a foraging, a foraging expedition, foray , (Xenophon Historicus): in plural, foraging parties , (Xenophon Historicus) 2. an elephant's trunk , (Polybius Historicus) 3. = προ-νομία, (Lucian) (ML)
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Not found in Scripture except indirectly in the original Greek word (elephantinos) translated “of ivory” in Rev. 18:12, and in the Hebrew word (shenhabim, meaning “elephant’s tooth”) rendered “ivory” in 1 Kings 10:22 and 2 Chr. 9:21.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.