Strong’s G4556 · Greek

σάρδιος
sárdios

Definition

sardian (3037 being implied), i.e. (as noun) the gem so called

Etymology

properly, an adjective from an uncertain base;

Where the KJV renders it

  • sardius

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What the first audience heard

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