Strong's Lexicon
G4554 — Σάρδεις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4554 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Σάρδεις |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | plural of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | Sardeis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sar'-dice |
| Meaning: | 1. Sardis, a place in Asia Minor |
| KJV Renderings: | Sardis |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Σάρδεις, dative Σάρδεσιν, αἱ (from Aeschylus, Herodotus down), Sardis (or Sardes), the capital of Lydia, a luxurious city; now an obscure village, Sart, with extensive ruins: Rev 1:11; Rev 3:1; Rev 3:4. (Cf. McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopaedia, under the word.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Σάρδεις (Sardis)
Revelation 1:11
- KJV: Saying I am Alpha and Omega the first and the last and What thou seest write in a book and send unto the seven churches which are in Asia unto Ephesus and unto Smyrna and unto Pergamos and unto Thyatira and unto Sardis and unto Philadelphia and unto Laodicea
- GK: λεγούσης ο βλέπεις γράψον εις βιβλίον και πέμψον ταις επτά εκκλησίαις εις Εφεσον και εις Σμύρναν και εις Πέργαμον και εις Θυάτειρα και εις Σάρδεις και εις Φιλαδέλφειαν και εις Λαοδίκειαν
Revelation 3:1
- KJV: And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars I know thy works that thou hast a name that thou livest and art dead
- GK: και τω αγγέλω της εν Σάρδεσιν εκκλησιάς γράψον τάδε λέγει ο έχων τα επτά πνεύματα του θεού και τους επτά αστέρας οίδά σου τα έργα ότι όνομα έχεις ότι ζης και νεκρός ει
Revelation 3:4
- KJV: Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments and they shall walk with me in white for they are worthy
- GK: αλλ΄ ολίγα έχεις ονόματα εν Σάρδεσιν α ουκ εμόλυναν τα ιμάτια αυτών και περιπατήσουσι μετ΄ εμού εν λευκοίς ότι άξιοί εισιν
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