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Ring

δακτύλιοςStrong’s G1146

daktulios

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Daktulios is the Greek word usually translated “ring”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:”
Luke 15:22 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “ring”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • a ring 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    δακτύλιος daktulios · ring

    δακτύλιος, -ου, ὁ (δάκτυλος), [in LXX chiefly for טַבַּעַת ;] a ring: Luk.15:22.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “ring” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    RING, noun

    1. A circle, or a circular line, or any thing in the form of a circular line or hoop. Exodus 25:12
    2. A circular course.
    All definitions and other forms of “ring”

      RING, noun

      [from the verb.]

      1. A sound; particularly, the sound of metals; as the ring of a bell.
      2. Any loud sound, or the sounds of numerous voices; or sound continued, repeated or reverberated; as the ring of acclamations.
      3. A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.

      RING, verb transitive

      preterit tense and participle passive rung.

        RING, verb transitive

        [from the noun.

        1. To encircle.
        2. To fit with rings, as the fingers, or as a swine's snout.

        RING, verb intransitive

        1. To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one.
        2. To practice the art of making music with bells.
        3. To sound; to resound.
        4. To utter, as a bell; to sound.
        5. To tinkle; to have the sensation of sound continued.
        6. To be filled with report or talk.

        Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

        Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.