Strong's Number G4557

σαρδόνυξ

sardonux · sar-don'-oox

Transliteration:

sardonux{sar-don'-oox}

Word Origin:

from the base of 4556 and onux (the nail of a finger, hence the "onyx" stone)

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

hence the "onyx" stone); a "sardonyx", i.e. the gem so called

Usage in the KJV:

sardonyx 1

Total: 1
Occurs 1 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

a sardonyx, a precious stone marked by the red colours of the carnelian (sard) and the white of the onyx