Strong's Lexicon
G4556 — σάρδιος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4556 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σάρδιος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | (properly) an adjective from an uncertain base |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | sardios |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sar'-dee-os |
| Meaning: | 1. sardian 2. (as noun) the gem so called {G3037 being implied} |
| KJV Renderings: | sardius |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σάρδιον, σαρδίου, τό (neuter of σάρδιος, see below), sard, sardius, a precious stone, of which there are two kinds, concerning which Theophrastus, de lapid. 16, 5, § 30, Schneid. edition says, τοῦ γάρ σαρδίου τό μέν διαφανες ἐρυθροτερον δέ καλεῖται θῆλυ, τό δέ διαφανες μέν μελαντερον δέ καίi ἄρσεν, the former of which is called carnelian (because flesh-colored; Hebrew àÉãÆí, the Sept. σάρδιον, Exo 28:17; Exo 36:17 (Exo 39:10); Eze 28:13; ἁιματοεντα σαρδια, the Orphica, de lapid. 16, 5), the latter sard: Rev 4:3 (Rec. σαρδίνῳ); Rev 21:20 G L T Tr WH. Hence, the adjective σάρδιος, σαρδια, σάρδιον (from Σάρδεις, cf. Pliny, h. n. 37, 7) sardine namely, λίθος (the full phrase occurs Exo 35:8 (variant)): Rev 21:20 Rec. (B. D., see under the words, Sardine, Sardius.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σάρδιον (sardius)
Revelation 21:20
- KJV: The fifth sardonyx the sixth sardius the seventh chrysolite the eighth beryl the ninth a topaz the tenth a chrysoprasus the eleventh a jacinth the twelfth an amethyst
- GK: ο πέμπτος σαρδόνυξ ο έκτος σάρδιος ο έβδομος χρυσόλιθος ο όγδοος βήρυλλος ο ένατος τοπάζιον ο δέκατος χρυσόπρασος ο ενδέκατος υάκινθος ο δωδέκατος αμέθυστος