Strong's Lexicon
G4557
G4557 — σαρδόνυξ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4557 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σαρδόνυξ |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from the base of G4556 and onux "the nail of a finger", hence the "onyx" stone) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | sardonux |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sar-don'-oox |
| Meaning: | 1. a "sardonyx", i.e. the gem so called |
| KJV Renderings: | sardonyx |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σαρδιονυξ, equivalent to σαρδόνυξ (which see): Rev 21:20 Lachmann
STRONGS NT 4557: σαρδόνυξσαρδόνυξ (Lachmann σαρδιονυξ), σαρδονυχος, ὁ, (σάρδιον and ὄνυξ), sardonyx, a precious stone marked by the red colors of the carnelian (sard) and the white of the onyx (B. D. under the word; Riehm, HWB, under the word Edelsteine 12): Rev 21:20. (Josephus, Plutarch, Ptolemy, others; (Gen 2:12 Aq. (Montf.)).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σαρδόνυξ (sardonyx)
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