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Strong's #4556 - σάρδιος
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- a sardius, a precious stone of which there are two types, the former is called a carnelian (because flesh coloured) and the latter a sard
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σάρδιος,
Phlp. in de An. 321.10 (pl.); σάρδινος λ ., An.Ox. 4.229; σαρδόνιον, Hsch. s.v. σαρδώ .
σάρδιον, σαρδίου, τό (neuter of σάρδιος, see below), sard, sardius, a precious stone, of which there are two kinds, concerning which Theophrastus, de lapid. 16, 5, § 30, Schneid. edition says, τοῦ γάρ σαρδίου τό μέν διαφανες ἐρυθροτερον δέ καλεῖται θῆλυ, τό δέ διαφανες μέν μελαντερον δέ καίi ἄρσεν, the former of which is called carnelian (because flesh-colored; Hebrew אֹדֶם, the Sept. σάρδιον, Exodus 28:17; Exodus 36:17 (Exodus 39:10); Ezekiel 28:13; ἁιματοεντα σαρδια, the Orphica, de lapid. 16, 5), the latter sard: Revelation 4:3 (Rec. σαρδίνῳ); Revelation 21:20 G L T Tr WH. Hence, the adjective σάρδιος, σαρδια, σάρδιον (from Σάρδεις, cf. Pliny, h. n. 37, 7) sardine namely, λίθος (the full phrase occurs Exodus 35:8 (variant)): Revelation 21:20 Rec. (B. D., see under the words, Sardine, Sardius.)
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";darken,"; used metaph. of the mind in Ephesians 4:18 : cf. P Oxy XVI. 1854.3 (vi/vii A.D.) νομίζω ὅτι τὸ μυστάριν ἤδη ἐσ ̣κότ ̣ωσεν κἀκείνους, ";I think that the new wine has already blinded them"; (Edd.). MGr σκοτώνω, ";slay.";
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