Sardine, Sardius odem, . One of the precious stones in the breastplate. Exo 28:17; Exo 39:10. It also embellished one of the foundations of the holy Jerusalem. Rev 21:20. It was one of the stones that covered the king of Tyrus (doubtless portraying Satan before his fall). Eze 28:13. In heaven One who sat upon … Continue reading “Sardine, Sardius”
Sardine (Stone)
Sardine (Stone) Eze 28:13 (b) Probably the Lord is telling us that all the beauty of Heaven’s adornments as represented by the different colors of stones was given to this great arch-angel who later fell and became Satan. These stones represent a wide variety in values, so that probably we are being told that Satan … Continue reading “Sardine (Stone)”
Sardine
Sardine (, apparently an adjective from , which has the same signification), the name of a gem (Rev 4:3). SEE SARDIUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Sardine odem, i.e. “the red stone” (with a yellow shade). Exo 28:17; Exo 39:10; Eze 28:13. Much used by the ancients for seals, as being tough … Continue reading “Sardine”
Sardin(e), Sardius
Sardin(e), Sardius sardin, sardn. See STONES, PRECIOUS. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Sardica, Council of
Sardica, Council of One of the many synods held principally to settle the troubles caused by the Arian heresy, probably in 343. Ninety-four Catholic bishops and seventy-six bishops favoring Arianism were present. Failling to reach an agreement, the eastern bishops withdrew and convened at Philippopolis, where they promulgated a new creed and an encyclical, dating … Continue reading “Sardica, Council of”
Sardica
Sardica A titular metropolitan see of Dacia Mediterranea. The true name of the city (now Sophia, the capital of Bulgaria) was Serdica, the city of the Serdi, a Thracian people defeated by Crassus in 29 B.C. and subjected to the Kingdom of Thrace, the vassal of Rome. When this kingdom was suppressed in 49 B.C. … Continue reading “Sardica”
Sardeus
Sardeus sar-deus: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) ZARDEUS (which see). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Sardessius
Sardessius In Greek mythology, is an appellative of Jupiter, derived from the city of Sardessus, in Lycia. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Sardes
Sardes City in Lydia in Asia Minor. One of the seven churches in Asia to whose bishop Saint John was commanded to write an epistle. (Apocalypse 3) Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Sardes A titular see of Lydia, in Asia Minor probably the ancient Hyde of Homer (Iliad, II, 844; XX, 385), at the foot of … Continue reading “Sardes”
Sardeeus
Sardeeus (, v.r. , ), a corrupt Greek form (1Es 9:28) of the name AZIZA SEE AZIZA (q.v.) of the Heb. list (Ezr 10:27). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature