διάδημα
A "diadem" (as bound about the head)
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What does διάδημα (diádēma) mean in the Bible?
διάδημα (diádēma) is a Greek word meaning "a "diadem" (as bound about the head)". διάδημα, -τος, τό (διαδέω, to bind round), [in LXX for כֶּתֶר (as Est.
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Meaning
(διαδέω, to bind round), [in LXX for כֶּתֶר (as Est.1:11), etc. ;] the band round the τιάρα of a Persian king; a diadem, the badge of royalty: Rev.12:3 13:1 19:12.
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