ΔΙΑΔΗΜΑ, διαδημα
DIADĒMA, diadēma
Sounds Like: dee-AH-day-mah
Translations: diadem, a diadem, crown, a crown
From the root: ΔΙΑΔΗΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: A diadem is a type of crown, specifically a headband or fillet worn as a symbol of royalty or authority. It signifies sovereign power and is typically worn by kings, queens, or other rulers. It is often used in contexts describing the investiture or display of royal authority.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G1238 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 1:11, 2:17, 6:8, 8:15
- 1 Maccabees — 6:15, 8:14, 11:13, 11:54, 12:39, 13:32
- Wisdom — 5:16
- Sirach — 11:5, 47:6
- Isaiah — 62:3
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 9:233, 9:235
- Book 11 — 3:54, 6:203
- Book 12 — 9:360, 10:389
- Book 13 — 5:144, 11:301, 13:367, 13:369
- Book 15 — 6:187, 6:195
- Book 17 — 8:202, 10:273, 10:280
- Book 18 — 6:237
- Book 20 — 2:32, 3:65, 10:241, 10:244
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ezra (Alpha) — 4:30
- Esther — 1:11, 2:17, 8:15
- 1 Maccabees — 6:15, 8:14, 11:13, 11:54, 12:39, 13:32
- Wisdom — 5:16
- Sirach — 11:5, 47:6
- Isaiah — 62:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΔΗΜΑ.
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.
- ΔΙΑΔΗΜΑΤΑ — diadems, crowns
- ΔΙΑΔΗΜΑΤΙ — to a diadem, to a crown, to a royal headband
- ΔΙΑΔΗΜΑΤΟΣ — (of) diadem, (of) crown, (of) royal headband
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