Strong G4551Σαπφείρη
Sapphira
- Transliteration
- Sappheirē
- Pronunciation
- sap-fi'-ray
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person
Definition
Feminine of G4552; Sapphire an Israelitess: - Sapphira.
Meaning of the name
Sapphira, "beautiful"
Detailed definition
Σαπφείρα, -ης (see B1., § 3, 4), ἡ
(Aram. שַׁפִּירָא)
Sapphia: Act.5:1.†
(AS)
(Aram. שַׁפִּירָא)
Sapphia: Act.5:1.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Sapphira
Wife of Ananias, lied to the apostles, died
Sapphira, along with her husband Ananias, lied to the apostles about the proceeds from a property sale and died as a result.
In the Bible
Strong G4551 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sapphira1
First verses
- Acts 5:1But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,