σάρδιος
sardios · carnelian
Greek word · Strong’s number G4556 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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sardios (σάρδιος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “carnelian”.
Sardius: a reddish precious stone.
How to say it
sar·di·os
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A precious stone of bright red color.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Revelation 4:3
And the one who sat there was like jasper and carnelian in appearance, and there was a rainbow around the throne like an emerald in appearance.
- Revelation 21:20
the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.