noun · neuter
sardiem
Greekσάρδιον (sardion)
Strong’sG4555
carnelian
stem sardi-2 times in the New Testament2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σάρδιον, -ον, τό
[in LXX for אֹדֶם, Ex 28:17, al.; also for שֹׁהַם;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4555 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsar'-dee-nos
sardine (G3037 being implied), i.e. a gem, so called
Fromfrom the same as G4556;
King Jamessardine.
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 or object direct | sardiem1×σάρδιον | sardieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | sardieu | sardieiu |
| to, for dative | sardie1×σαρδίῳ | sardiei |
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
sardie 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
sardiem“carnelian”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Revelation 21:20“carnelian”tos pemptos sardonuxos, tos hektos sardiem, tos hebdomos chrusolithos, tos ogdoos bērullos, tos enatos topaziem, tos dekatos chrusoprasos, tos hendekatos huakinthos, tos dōdekatos amethustas;the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
sardie“carnelian”to, fordative singular1×
Revelation 4:3“carnelian”kai tos katherōtos homoios horasia litho iaspia kai sardie, kai irias kuklothen tou thronou homoios horasia smaragdino.The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.