Word Study · Strong's G4556 · Greek
σάρδιος
sardios
sar'-dee-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: sárdios
“sardian (3037 being implied), i.e. (as noun) the gem so called”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
sardian (3037 being implied), i.e. (as noun) the gem so called
Rendered in the KJV as
sardius.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- σάρδιον,1
- σαρδίῳ1
How it is rendered · 2
- sardius1
- sardius,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
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- N-DSN · 1
- N-NSN · 1
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Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 4:3σαρδίῳsardiōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularThe One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.here: sardius
- Revelation 21:20σάρδιον,sardionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularthe fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.here: sardius,