Iron
σιδήρεοςStrong’s G4603sidēreos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sidēreos is the Greek word usually translated “iron”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “iron”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of iron 4
- iron 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 4
- Acts 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 2:27And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
- Revelation 9:9And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
- Revelation 12:5And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
- Revelation 19:15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Greek dictionary
σιδήρεος sidēreos · iron
σιδήρεος, -α, -ον (-οῦς, -ᾶ -οῦν) (σίδηρος), [in LXX chiefly for בַּרְזֶל ;] of iron: Act.12:10, Rev.2:27 9:9 12:5 19:15.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “iron” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
IRON, noun
i'urn, or i'rn. [Latin ferrum, for herrum. The radical elements of this word are not easily ascertained.]
- A metal, the hardest, most common and most useful of all the metals; of a livid whitish color inclined to gray, internally composed, to appearance, of small facets, and susceptible of a fine polish.
- An instrument or utensil made of iron; as a flat-iron, a smoothing-iron.“Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons?” Job 41:7
- Figuratively, strength; power; as a rod of iron Daniel 2:33
- Irons, plural fetters; chains; manacles; handcuffs. Psalms 105:18
All definitions and other forms of “iron”
I'RON, adjective
Made of iron; consisting of iron; as an iron gate; an iron bar; iron dust.
- Resembling iron in color; as an iron gray color.
- Harsh; rude; severe; miserable; as the iron age of the world.
- Binding fast; not to be broken; as the iron sleep of death.
- Hard of understanding; dull; as an iron witted fool.
- Firm; robust; as an iron constitution.
I'RON, verb transitive
To smooth with an instrument of iron
- To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
- To furnish or arm with iron
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.