Sardonyx
σαρδόνυξStrong’s G4557sardonux
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Sardonux is the Greek word usually translated “sardonyx”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sardonyx”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sardonyx 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
σαρδόνυξ sardonux · sardonyx
σαρδόνυξ (L, σαρδιόνυξ), -υχος, ὁ (σάρδιον, ὄνυξ), sardonyx, a stone marked by the red of the sard and the white of the onyx: Rev.21:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sardonyx” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
S'ARDONYX, noun
[Latin sardonyches, from Gr. from Sardis, a city of Asia Minor, and a nail; so named, according to Pliny, from the resemblance of its color to the flesh under the nail.]
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.