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noun greek

sapphīrus

gen. sapphīri · gender feminine · decl. 2nd
(i short, Ven. Carm. 6, 2), , = σάπφειρος,
a sapphire
a sapphire, Plin. 37, 9, 39, § 120; Vulg. Apoc. 21, 19; id. Isa. 54, 11.—Form sappir, Plin. 37, 9, 38, § 119.—Form sapphir, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 10; Vulg. Exod. 28, 18; Hier. in Isa. 15, 54, v. 11 (as m., Isid. 16, 9, 2).
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