Definition
σάρδιον, -ον, τ
[in LXX for אֹדֶם, Exodus 28:17, al.; also for שֹׁהַם ;]
the sardian stone, sard (of which carnelian is one variety): Revelation 4:3; 21:20.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as σάρδιον:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Revelation 4:3σαρδίῳ · carnelianThe One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
- Revelation 21:20σάρδιον · carnelian…the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.