"Sardis, the capital city of Lydia, in Asia Minor Rev. 1:11; 3:1, 4*. See PhotoGuide."
Definition and meaning
Sardis, the capital city of Lydia, in Asia Minor Rev. 1:11; 3:1, 4*. See PhotoGuide.
In the original Greek the word is written: Σάρδεις
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of sardeis (G4554) across the King James Bible.
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
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Common questions
Strong's G4554 (sardeis) is a Greek word that means: Sardis, the capital city of Lydia, in Asia Minor Rev. 1:11; 3:1, 4*. See PhotoGuide. It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word sardeis (G4554) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4554 is sardeis, a Greek word defined as: Sardis, the capital city of Lydia, in Asia Minor Rev. 1:11; 3:1, 4*. See PhotoGuide.. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
sardeis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.