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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σιδήρεος G4603
Pronunciation sidḗreos
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 It an iron 3× Revelation 2:27, Revelation 12:5, Revelation 19:15
iron 1× Acts 12:10
of iron 1× Revelation 9:9
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 12:10 σιδηρᾶν to iron Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Revelation 2:27 σιδηρᾷ to an iron Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Revelation 9:9 σιδηροῦς to of iron Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Revelation 12:5 σιδηρᾷ to an iron Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Revelation 19:15 σιδηρᾷ to an iron Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 12:10
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 2
Acts 1 Revelation 4
Source forms
σιδηρᾷ 3x sidēra Revelation 2:27, Revelation 12:5, Revelation 19:15
σιδηρᾶν 1x sidēran Acts 12:10
σιδηροῦς 1x sidērous Revelation 9:9
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular 3x Revelation 2:27, Revelation 12:5, Revelation 19:15
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Acts 12:10
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Revelation 9:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. made of iron
Source Gloss
made of iron
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 12:10 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
σιδηρᾶν, sidhran
made of iron
Read verse Revelation 2:27 Adjective Dative Singular Feminine
σιδηρᾷ· sidhra
made of iron
Read verse Revelation 9:9 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
σιδηροῦς, sidhrouv
made of iron
Read verse Revelation 12:5 Adjective Dative Singular Feminine
σιδηρᾷ· sidhra
made of iron
Read verse Revelation 19:15 Adjective 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:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain