Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Σάρδεις
- Transliteration
- Sardeis
- Language
- Greek
- Part of speech
- N:N-F-L
- Indexed occurrences
- 3
Glosses
Sardis
Lexicon definition
Σάρδεις, -εων, αἱ Sardis, the chief city of Lydia: Rev.1:11 3:1, 4 (AS)
SUBJECT · Complete Bible Study
Sardis
A city of Asia Minor, and formerly the capital of Crœsus, king of the Lydians. The church of Sardis was one of the seven churches of Asia, to which the writer of the Apocalypse was directed to send an epistle, Rev. Sardis is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “prince of joy.” This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.
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- Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
- Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
- Historical Reference: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
- Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
- Historical Reference: concordance
- Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
- Historical Reference: Installed reference work
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Study overview
Study at a glance
- Subject type
- Subject
- Strong’s
- G4554
- Greek
- Σάρδεις · Sardeis
- Name meaning
- prince of joy According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Strong’s and original-language information
G4554
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
Σάρδεις
- Transliteration
- Sárdeis
- Language
- Greek
- Indexed occurrences
- 3
Glosses
Sardis
Lexicon definition
Sardis, a place in Asia Minor
Hebrew lexical coverage
No safely matched Hebrew Strong’s entry
The installed lexicons do not contain a sufficiently exact Hebrew word-level match for this study. UNLEARN leaves this language unassigned instead of displaying an unrelated Strong’s record.
Complete dictionary entries
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Sardis
prince of joy
Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · View data sources
A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
SARDIS
a city of Asia Minor, and formerly the capital of Crœsus, king of the Lydians. The church of Sardis was one of the seven churches of Asia, to which the writer of the Apocalypse was directed to send an epistle, Rev. iii, 1–3.
Source: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary · View data sources
Concordance
Strong's Concordance
Sardis
Indexed occurrences: 3
Source: Strong's Concordance · View data sources
All Scripture references3 references
Revelation 3
Topical Bible
Nave's Topical Bible
SARDIS
Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for SARDIS.
Indexed references: 1
Scripture references:
Source: Nave's Topical Bible · View data sources
Bible Names
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Sardis
Meaning:
prince of joy
Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · View data sources
Sources
- Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
- Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
- Historical Reference: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
- Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
- Historical Reference: concordance
- Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
- Historical Reference: Installed reference work
Related UNLEARN Content3 items
Topic
SARDIS
Nave’s Topical Bible references for SARDIS.
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Sardine stone
(Rev. 4:3, R.V., "sardius;" Heb. odhem; LXX., Gr. sardion, from a root meaning "red"), a gem of a blood-red colour. It was called "sardius" because obtained from Sardis in Lydia. It is enumerated among the precious stones in the high priest's breastplate (Ex. 28:17; 39:10). It is our red carnelian.
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Sardis
prince of joy
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