2001 Translation

SARDION, sardion

Sounds Like: sar-DEE-on

Translations: sardius, a sardius, carnelian, a carnelian

From the root: ΣΑΡΔΙΟΝ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a precious stone, typically red or reddish-brown in color. It was often used in ancient jewelry and as an ornamental stone, particularly in priestly garments as described in the Old Testament.

Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative

Strong’s number: G4556 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Proverbs — 25:12
• Revelation — 21:20

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Five — 5:51

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Exodus — 28:17, 36:17
• Proverbs — 25:12
• Ezekiel — 28:13

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Revelation — 21:20

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΑΡΔΙΟΝ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΣΑΡΔΙΟΥ — of sardius, of a sardius, of carnelian, of a carnelian
• ΣΑΡΔΙΩ — (to) sardius, (to) a sardius, (to) sardine stone, (to) a sardine stone

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