1238. diadéma

Berean Strong's Lexicon

diadéma: Diadem, Crown

Original Word: διάδημα
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: diadéma
Pronunciation: dee-ad'-ay-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ad'-ay-mah)
Definition: Diadem, Crown
Meaning: a head-wreath, crown, diadem.

Word Origin: From the Greek verb διαδέω (diadeō), meaning "to bind around."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of a crown or diadem is עֲטָרָה (atarah - Strong's H5850), which also signifies a crown or wreath, symbolizing honor and authority.

Usage: The term "diadéma" refers to a royal crown or headband, symbolizing authority, sovereignty, and honor. In the New Testament, it is used to denote the regal authority and majesty of Christ and, in a contrasting sense, the counterfeit authority of evil.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek and Roman cultures, a diadem was a symbol of royalty and was often worn by kings and emperors. It was typically a band of cloth or metal, sometimes adorned with jewels, signifying the wearer's status and power. The diadem was distinct from the victor's wreath or laurel crown, which was awarded to victors in athletic competitions.

HELPS Word-studies

1238 diádēma – properly, a royal crown: "a narrow filet encircling the brow," a "kingly ornament for the head" (R. Trench, 78).

1238 /diádēma ("a royal crown") is used three times in the NT – referring to: a) the pagan empires of ancient history which opposed God (Rev 12:3); b) the end-times coalition led by Antichrist (Rev 13:1); and c) the infinite majesty (kingship) of Christ (Rev 19:12).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from diadeó (to bind around)
Definition
a diadem, a crown
NASB Translation
diadems (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1238: διάδημα

διάδημα, διαδήματος, τό (διαδέω, to bind round), a diadem, i. e. the blue band marked with white with which Persian kings used to bind on the turban or tiara; the kingly ornament for the head: Revelation 12:3; Revelation 13:1; Revelation 19:12. (Xenophon, Cyril 8, 3, 13; Esther 1:11; Esther 2:17 for כֶּתֶר; 1 Macc. 1:9.) [SYNONYMS: διάδημα στέφανος: στέφανος, like the Latincorona, is a crown in the sense of a chaplet, wreath, or garland — the badge of victory in the games, of civic worth, of military valor, of nuptial joy, of festal gladness ; διάδημα is a crown as the badge of royalty, βασιλείας γνώρισμα (Lucian, Pisc. 35). Cf. Trench, § xxiii.; Lightfoot on Philippians 4:1; Dict. of Christ. Antiq. under the word Coronation, p. 464f; B. D. American edition under the word ; but cf. στέφανος, a.]

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

crown.

From a compound of dia and deo; a "diadem" (as bound about the head) -- crown. Compare stephanos.

see GREEK dia

see GREEK deo

see GREEK stephanos

Forms and Transliterations

διάδημα διαδηματα διαδήματα diademata diadēmata diadḗmata

Englishman's Concordance

Revelation 12:3 N-ANP
GRK: αὐτοῦ ἑπτὰ διαδήματα
NAS: and on his heads [were] seven diadems.
KJV: and seven crowns upon his
INT: of him seven diadems

Revelation 13:1 N-ANP
GRK: αὐτοῦ δέκα διαδήματα καὶ ἐπὶ
NAS: [were] ten diadems, and on his heads
KJV: horns ten crowns, and upon
INT: of it ten diadems and upon

Revelation 19:12 N-NNP
GRK: κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ διαδήματα πολλά ἔχων
NAS: [are] many diadems; and He has
KJV: [were] many crowns; and he had
INT: head of him diadems many having

Strong's Greek 1238
3 Occurrences

διαδήματα — 3 Occ.