Diadem
διάδημαStrong’s G1238diadēma
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diadēma is the Greek word usually translated “royal crowns”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.”
Meaning
Usually translated “royal crowns”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- royal crowns 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 3
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 13:1And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
- Revelation 19:12His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
Greek dictionary
διάδημα diadēma · diadem
διάδημα, -τος, τό (διαδέω, to bind round), [in LXX for כֶּתֶר (as Est.1:11), etc. ;] the band round the τιάρα of a Persian king; a diadem, the badge of royalty: Rev.12:3 13:1 19:12.† SYN.: στέφανος, the badge of "victory, of valour, of nuptial joy, of festal gladness " (but see M, Th., i, 219; cf. DB, i, 530, 604). (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “diadem” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DIADEM, noun
[Gr., to gird; to bind. Latin ]
- Anciently, a head-band or fillet worn by kings as a badge or royalty.
- In modern usage, the mark or badge of royalty, worn on the head; a crown; and figuratively, empire; supreme power.
- A distinguished or principal ornament.“A diadem of beauty” Isaiah 28:5
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.