χαλκολίβανον
chalkolíbanon
“burnished copper, an alloy of copper (or gold) and silver having a brilliant lustre”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
burnished copper, an alloy of copper (or gold) and silver having a brilliant lustre
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
orichalcum, fine bronze, a factitious metal of which there were several varieties, the white being of the highest repute, or, deep-tinted frankincense, Rev. 1:15; 2:18*
Translated in KJV as
fine brass
Etymology
neuter of a compound of G5475 (χαλκός) and G3030 (λίβανος) (in the implied mean of whiteness or brilliancy);
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