Quick Definition
Sapphira
Biblical Persons & Places
Sapphira
Woman living at the time of the New Testament
A woman living at the time of the New Testament, only mentioned at Act.5.1;
only referred to as Sapphira (Σαπφείρη);
wife of Ananias.
Strong's Definition
Sapphire, an Israelitess
Derivation: feminine of G4552 (σάπφειρος);
KJV Usage: Sapphira
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Σαπφείρῃ, dative Σαπφείρῃ (R G T WH), Σαπφειρα (L Tr; cf. (WHs Appendix, p. 156); Buttmann, 11; (Winer's Grammar, 62 (61))), ἡ (either Aram. ρτιψΰ, i. e. 'beautiful'; Peshitto )rYPS []; or from σάπφειρος, which see), Sapphira, the name of a woman: Act_5:1.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Σάπφιρα Sapphira 1x
Sapphira, wife of Ananias and a member of the Jerusalem church, Act_5:1
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Σαπφείρα , -ης
( v. B1., § 3, 4), ἡ
( < Aram. ωΡΗτΜΔιψΘΰ ),
Sapphia: Act_5:1 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Σαπφείρα (~ Σαπφείρη ) [page 569]
Sapphira. This proper name ( Act_5:1 ), which appears in various forms in the MSS., is probably derived from the Aramaic ωΡΗτΜΔιψΘΰ , beautiful, and should be accented on the penultimate, see Winer-Schmiedel Gr . p. 76.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
Σαπφείρα, -ης (see B1., § 3, 4), ἡ
(Aram. שַׁפִּירָא)
Sapphia: Act.5:1.†
(AS)