ΣΑΡΔΟΝΥΧΕΣ, σαρδονυχες
SARDONYCHES, sardonyches
Sounds Like: sar-DOH-ny-khes
Translations: sardonyx, sardonyxes
From the root: ΣΑΡΔΟΝΥΞ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to sardonyx, a type of gemstone, which is a variety of onyx with parallel bands of sard (a reddish-brown chalcedony). It is often mentioned in ancient texts, including the Bible, as a precious stone used in various contexts, such as for adornment or in descriptions of heavenly things.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G4556 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 5:50
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
- ΣΑΡΔΟΝΥΧΩΝ — (of) sardonyx, (of) sardonyxes
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