noun · neuter
diadēmem
Greekδιάδημα (diadēma)
Strong’sG1238
a head-wreath, crown
stem diadēm-3 times in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
διάδημα, -τος, τό
(< διαδέω, to bind round), [in LXX for כֶּתֶר (as Es 1:11), etc.;]
SYN.: στέφανος, the badge of "victory, of valour, of nuptial joy, of festal gladness " (but v. M, Th., i, 219; cf. DB, i, 530, 604).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1238 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | diadēmem | diadēmeim1×διαδήματα |
| of, belonging to genitive | diadēmeu | diadēmeiu |
| to, for dative | diadēme | diadēmei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
diadēme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
diadēmeim“diadems”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Revelation 19:12“diadems”tois de ofthalmois autou floxas pureu, kai epi tan kefalan autou diadēmeim polleim, echarōtos onomem grafirētem hem oudenos oidatē ei mē autos,He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.
diadēmeim2×
Revelation 12:3“diadems”kai horita allem sēmem en to ourano, kai idou drakōnos megos purros, echarōtos kefalain hepta kai kerateim deka kai epi tain kefalain autou hepta diadēmeim,Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.
Revelation 13:1“diadems”Kai horama ek tau thalassau thērem anabainarōtem, echarōtem kerateim deka kai kefalain hepta, kai epi teiu kerateiu auteu deka diadēmeim, kai epi tain kefalain auteu onomeim blasfēmiau.Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.