What does σιδήρεος (sidḗreos) mean in the Bible?
σιδήρεος (sidḗreos) is a Greek word meaning "made of iron".
Greek · G4603
σιδήρεος
Made of iron
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σιδήρεοςG4603
Pronunciationsidḗreos
What does σιδήρεος (sidḗreos) mean in the Bible?
σιδήρεος (sidḗreos) is a Greek word meaning "made of iron".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4603?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include an iron (3), iron (1), of iron (1).
Where does σιδήρεος (sidḗreos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 12:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (4), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itan iron3×Revelation 2:27, Revelation 12:5, Revelation 19:15
iron1×Acts 12:10
of iron1×Revelation 9:9
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 12:10σιδηρᾶνtoironAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularRevelation 2:27σιδηρᾷtoan ironAdjective - Dative Feminine SingularRevelation 9:9σιδηροῦςtoof ironAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralRevelation 12:5σιδηρᾷtoan ironAdjective - Dative Feminine SingularRevelation 19:15σιδηρᾷtoan ironAdjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 12:10
Aligned rows5
Books represented2
Acts1Revelation4
Source forms
σιδηρᾷ3xsidēraRevelation 2:27, Revelation 12:5, Revelation 19:15
σιδηρᾶν1xsidēranActs 12:10
σιδηροῦς1xsidērousRevelation 9:9
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular3xRevelation 2:27, Revelation 12:5, Revelation 19:15
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular1xActs 12:10
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural1xRevelation 9:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. made of iron
Source Gloss
made of iron
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 12:10Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
σιδηρᾶν,sidhran
made of iron
Read verseRevelation 2:27Adjective Dative Singular Feminine
σιδηρᾷ·sidhra
made of iron
Read verseRevelation 9:9Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
σιδηροῦς,sidhrouv
made of iron
Read verseRevelation 12:5Adjective Dative Singular Feminine
σιδηρᾷ·sidhra
made of iron
Read verseRevelation 19:15Adjective Dative Singular Feminine
σιδηρᾷ·sidhra
made of iron
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Word Origins
σιδήρεος is built from this root:
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