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Iron

σίδηροςStrong’s G4604

sidēros

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

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

“The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,”
Revelation 18:12 KJV
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 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Revelation 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    σίδηρος sidēros · iron

    σίδηρος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for בַּרְזֶל ;] iron: Rev.18:12.† (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.]

    1. 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.
    2. 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
    3. Figuratively, strength; power; as a rod of iron Daniel 2:33
    4. 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.

      1. Resembling iron in color; as an iron gray color.
      2. Harsh; rude; severe; miserable; as the iron age of the world.
      3. Binding fast; not to be broken; as the iron sleep of death.
      4. Hard of understanding; dull; as an iron witted fool.
      5. Firm; robust; as an iron constitution.

      I'RON, verb transitive

      To smooth with an instrument of iron

      1. To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
      2. 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.