4554. Sardeis

Strong's Lexicon

Sardeis: Sardis

Original Word: Σάρδεις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Sardeis
Pronunciation: SAR-dace
Phonetic Spelling: (sar'-dice)
Definition: Sardis
Meaning: Sardis, an ancient city of Lydia in the province of Asia.

Word Origin: From the Lydian name for the city, possibly related to the Hebrew "Sard" (Strong's Hebrew 5467).

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Hebrew 5467: סַרְדִּי (Sardi) - Referring to the Sardian stone or Sardius, a precious stone mentioned in the Old Testament.

Usage: Sardis was an ancient city located in the region of Lydia in Asia Minor, known for its wealth and as a center of commerce and trade. In the New Testament, it is one of the seven churches addressed in the Book of Revelation.

Cultural and Historical Background: Sardis was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia and was renowned for its affluence, largely due to its strategic location and the gold found in the nearby Pactolus River. It was a significant cultural and economic hub in the ancient world. The city was also known for its impressive acropolis and formidable defenses, although it was twice captured due to complacency. By the time of the New Testament, Sardis was under Roman rule and had a mixed population of Greeks, Romans, and Jews.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
Sardis, the chief city of Lydia
NASB Translation
Sardis (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4554: Σάρδεις

Σάρδεις, dative Σάρδεσιν, αἱ (from Aeschylus, Herodotus down), Sardis (or Sardes), the capital of Lydia, a luxurious city; now an obscure village, Sart, with extensive ruins: Revelation 1:11; Revelation 3:1, 4. (Cf. McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia, under the word.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Sardis.

Plural of uncertain derivation; Sardis, a place in Asia Minor -- Sardis.

Forms and Transliterations

Σαρδεις Σάρδεις Σαρδεσιν Σάρδεσιν Sardeis Sárdeis Sardesin Sárdesin

Englishman's Concordance

Revelation 1:11 N-AFP
GRK: καὶ εἰς Σάρδεις καὶ εἰς
NAS: and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia
KJV: and unto Sardis, and unto
INT: and to Sardis and to

Revelation 3:1 N-DFP
GRK: τῆς ἐν Σάρδεσιν ἐκκλησίας γράψον
NAS: of the church in Sardis write:
KJV: in Sardis write;
INT: of the in Sardis church write

Revelation 3:4 N-DFP
GRK: ὀνόματα ἐν Σάρδεσιν ἃ οὐκ
NAS: people in Sardis who
KJV: even in Sardis which have
INT: names in Sardis which not

Strong's Greek 4554
3 Occurrences

Σάρδεις — 1 Occ.
Σάρδεσιν — 2 Occ.