noun · feminine
sardias
GreekΣάρδεις (sardeis)
Strong’sG4554
Sardis
stem sardi-3 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Σάρδεις, -εων, αἱ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4554 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsar'-dice
Sardis, a place in Asia Minor
Fromplural of uncertain derivation;
King JamesSardis.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | sardias | sardiais |
| object accusative | sardian | sardiain1×Σάρδεις |
| direct address vocative | sardiar | sardiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | sardiau | sardiaiu |
| to, for dative | sardia | sardiai2×Σάρδεσιν |
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
sardia 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
sardiain“Sardis”objectaccusative plural1×
Revelation 1:11“Sardis”legarōtau; Hem blepasō grafasar eis bibliem kai pempasar tai hepta ekklēsai, eis Efesan kai eis Smurnan kai eis Pergaman kai eis Thuateireim kai eis Sardiain kai eis Filadelfeian kai eis Laodikeian.saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
sardiai“Sardis”to, fordative plural2×
Revelation 3:1“Sardis”Kai to angelo tau en Sardiai ekklēsau grafasar; Hōdeim legatō tos echarōtos teim hepta pneumeim tou theou kai toin hepta astēroin; Oidamē su teim ergeim, hoti onomem echasō hoti zōasō, kai nekros asō.“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
Revelation 3:4“Sardis”alla echasō oligeim onomeim en Sardiai heim ouk molunala teim himatieim autoiu, kai peripatali meta mu en leukei, hoti axiois alō.But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.