ΣΑΡΔΟΝΥΧΩΝ, σαρδονυχων
SARDONYCHŌN, sardonychōn
Sounds Like: sar-DOH-ny-khon
Translations: (of) sardonyx, (of) sardonyxes
From the root: ΣΑΡΔΟΝΥΞ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to sardonyx, a precious stone that is a variety of onyx, characterized by parallel layers of sard (a reddish-brown chalcedony) and white or black layers. It is typically used in the genitive plural to indicate possession or material, such as 'made of sardonyx' or 'belonging to sardonyx stones'.
Inflection: Genitive, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4556 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 7:185
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΑΡΔΟΝΥΞ.
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.
- ΣΑΡΔΟΝΥΞ — sardonyx, a sardonyx
- ΣΑΡΔΟΝΥΞʼ — sardonyx, a sardonyx
- ΣΑΡΔΟΝΥΧΕΣ — sardonyx, sardonyxes
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