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Strong's G4604 σίδηρος (sideros)

Sideros means “iron” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4604 — maal (“treachery”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4604
Language Greek
Linked Usages 60
Books 22

Strong's G4604 Quick Answer

Strong's G4604 σίδηρος (sideros) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. sideros (sid'-ay-ros) n. 1. iron [of uncertain derivation] It has 60 linked Bible usages across 22 books. Visible English usage signals include iron. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
sideros (sid'-ay-ros) n. 1. iron [of uncertain derivation]
Usage
60 linked usages
Books
22 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
iron

Meaning and Definition

sideros (sid'-ay-ros) n. 1. iron [of uncertain derivation] KJV: iron

Original Word
σίδηρος
Transliteration
sideros
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4604. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's G4604 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render sideros, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's G4604 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 51 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4604 (σίδηρος) appears 63 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4604 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4604 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Revelation 18:12 KJV

The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

Strong's G4604 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

51 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 4:22 Septuagint / Brenton

And Zillah also bore Tubal; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal was Naamah.

Numbers 31:22 Septuagint / Brenton

Beside the gold, and the silver, and the brass, and the iron, and lead, and tin,

Numbers 35:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And if he should smite him with an iron instrument, and the man should die, he is a murderer; let the murderer by all means be put to death.

Strong's G4604 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

8 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 6:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And then shall the sword of mine army, and the multitude of them that serve me, pass through thy sides, and thou shalt fall among their slain, when I return.

Judith 9:8 Septuagint / Brenton

Throw down their strength in thy power, and bring down their force in thy wrath: for they have purposed to defile thy sanctuary and to pollute the tabernacle where thy glorious name resteth, and to cast down with sword the horn of thy altar.

4 Maccabees 14:19 Septuagint / Brenton

The very bees, at the season of honey making, attack all who approach; and pierce with their sting, as with a sword, those who draw near their hive, and repel them even unto death.

Usage Excerpts

First 60 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4604.

Genesis 4:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Zillah also bore Tubal; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal was Naamah.
Numbers 31:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Beside the gold, and the silver, and the brass, and the iron, and lead, and tin,
Numbers 35:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if he should smite him with an iron instrument, and the man should die, he is a murderer; let the murderer by all means be put to death.
Deuteronomy 8:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
a land on which thou shalt not eat thy bread with poverty, and thou shalt not want anything upon it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of its mountains thou shalt dig brass.
Deuteronomy 20:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thou shouldest besiege a city many days to prevail against it by war to take it, thou shalt not destroy its trees, by applying an iron tool to them, but thou shalt eat of it, and shalt not cut it down: Is the tree that is in the field a man, to enter before thee into the work of the siege?
Deuteronomy 27:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt build there an altar to the Lord thy God, an altar of stones; thou shalt not lift up iron upon it.
Deuteronomy 33:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His sandal shall be iron and brass; As thy days, so shall be thy strength.
Joshua 6:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the silver, or gold, or brass, or iron, shall be holy to the Lord; it shall be carried into the treasury of the Lord.
Joshua 6:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the city was burned with fire with all things that were in it; only of the silver, and gold, and brass, and iron, they gave to be brought into the treasury of the Lord.
Joshua 17:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they said, The mount of Ephraim does not please us, and the Canaanite dwelling in it in Beth-shean, and in its villages, and in the Valley of Jezreel, has choice cavalry and iron.
Joshua 22:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they departed with much wealth to their houses, and they divided the spoil of their enemies with their brethren; very much cattle, and silver, and gold, and iron, and much raiment.
Judges 13:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for behold, thou art with child, and shalt bring forth a son; and there shall come no razor upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.
Judges 16:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then he told her all his heart, and said to her, A razor has not come upon my head, because I have been a holy one of God from my mother’s womb; if then I should be shaven, my strength will depart from me, and I shall be weak, and I shall be as all other men.
1 Kingdoms 1:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she vowed a vow to the Lord, saying, O Lord God of Sabaoth, if thou wilt indeed look upon the humiliation of thy handmaid, and remember me, and give to thy handmaid a man-child, then will I indeed dedicate him to thee till the day of his death; and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and no razor shall come upon his head.
1 Kingdoms 13:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was not found a smith in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make themselves sword or spear.
1 Kingdoms 17:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he had a helmet upon his head, and he wore a breastplate of chain armor; and the weight of his breastplate was five thousand shekels of brass and iron.
1 Kingdoms 17:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the staff of his spear was like a weavers’ beam, and the spear’s head was formed of six hundred shekels of iron; and his armor bearer went before him.
2 Kingdoms 23:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a man shall not labor among them; And one shall have that which is fully armed with iron, And the staff of a spear, And he shall burn them with fire, and they shall be burned in their shame.
3 Kingdoms 8:51 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for they are thy people and thine inheritance, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, out of the midst of the furnace of iron.
1 Chronicles 22:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David prepared much iron for the nails of the doors and the gates; the hinges also and brass in abundance, there was no weighing of it.
1 Chronicles 22:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, I according to my poverty have prepared for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a million talents of silver, and brass and iron without measure; for it is abundant; and I have prepared timber and stones; and do thou add to these.
1 Chronicles 22:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
in gold and silver, brass and iron, of which there is no number. Arise and do, and the Lord be with thee.
1 Chronicles 29:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have prepared according to all my might for the house of my God gold, silver, brass, iron, wood, onyx stones, and costly and variegated stones for setting, and every precious stone, and much parian marble.
1 Chronicles 29:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they gave for the works of the house of the Lord five thousand talents of gold, and ten thousand gold pieces, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.
2 Chronicles 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now send me a man wise and skilled to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in blue, and one that knows how to grave together with the craftsmen who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, which materials my father David prepared.
2 Chronicles 2:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
(his mother was of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a Tyrian), skilled to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in stones and wood; and to weave with purple, and blue, and fine linen, and scarlet; and to engrave, and to understand every device, whatsoever thou shalt give him to do with thy craftsmen, and the craftsmen of my lord David thy father.
2 Chronicles 24:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king and Jehoiada the priest gave it to the workmen employed in the service of the house of the Lord, and they hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord, also smiths and braziers to repair the house of the Lord.
Job 5:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In famine he shall deliver thee from death: And in war he shall free thee from the power of the sword.
Job 15:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let him not trust that he shall return from darkness, For he has been already made over to the power of the sword.
Job 20:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall by no means escape from the power of the sword; Let the brazen bow wound him.
Job 28:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For iron comes out of the earth, And brass is hewn out like stone.
Job 39:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He laughs to scorn a king as he meets him, And will by no means turn back from the sword.
Job 40:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His sides are sides of brass; And his backbone is as cast iron.
Job 41:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he considers iron as chaff, And brass as rotten wood.
Psalms 104:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They hurt his feet with fetters; His soul passed into iron,
Psalms 106:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Even them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, Fettered in poverty and iron;
Proverbs 34:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Isaiah 44:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the artificer sharpens the iron; he fashions the idol with an axe, and fixes it with an awl, and fashions it with the strength of his arm: and he will be hungry and weak, and will drink no water.
Isaiah 45:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will go before thee, and will level mountains: I will break to pieces brazen doors, and will burst iron bars.
Isaiah 60:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And for brass I will bring thee gold, and for iron I will bring thee silver, and instead of wood I will bring thee brass, and instead of stones, iron; and I will make thy princes peaceable, and thine overseers righteous.
Jeremiah 6:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They are all disobedient, walking perversely: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupted.
Jeremiah 15:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Will iron be known? whereas thy strength is a brazen covering.
Ezekiel 22:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Son of man, behold, the house of Israel are all become to me as it were mixed with brass, and iron, and tin, and lead; they are mixed up in the midst of silver.
Ezekiel 22:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As silver, and brass, and iron, and tin, and lead, are gathered into the midst of the furnace, to blow fire into it, that they may be melted: so will I take you in my wrath, and I will gather and melt you.
Ezekiel 27:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Carthaginians were thy merchants because of the abundance of all thy strength; they furnished thy market with silver, and gold, and iron, and tin, and lead.
Ezekiel 27:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Out of Uzqal came wrought iron, and there is the sound of wheels among thy trading population.
Daniel 2:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then once for all the earthenware, the iron, the brass, the silver, the gold, were ground to powder, and became as chaff from the summer threshing floor; and the violence of the wind carried them away, and no place was found for them: and the stone which had smitten the image became a great mountain, and filled all the earth.
Daniel 2:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and a fourth kingdom, which shall be strong as iron: as iron beats to powder and subdues all things, so shall it beat to powder and subdue.
Daniel 2:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whereas thou sawest the feet and the toes, part of earthenware and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet there shall be in it of the strength of iron, as thou sawest the iron mixed with earthenware.
Daniel 2:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with earthenware, they shall be mingled with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave together, as the iron does not mix itself with earthenware.
Daniel 2:45 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereas thou sawest that a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands, and it beat to pieces the earthenware, the iron, the brass, the silver, the gold; the great God has made known to the king what must happen hereafter: and the dream is true, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Revelation 18:12 New Testament, KJV
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
Judith 6:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And then shall the sword of mine army, and the multitude of them that serve me, pass through thy sides, and thou shalt fall among their slain, when I return.
Judith 9:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Throw down their strength in thy power, and bring down their force in thy wrath: for they have purposed to defile thy sanctuary and to pollute the tabernacle where thy glorious name resteth, and to cast down with sword the horn of thy altar.
4 Maccabees 14:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The very bees, at the season of honey making, attack all who approach; and pierce with their sting, as with a sword, those who draw near their hive, and repel them even unto death.
Wisdom of Solomon 13:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he had made a convenient room for it, Set it in a wall, and made it fast with iron:
Wisdom of Sirach 22:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, are easier to bear, Than a man without understanding.
Wisdom of Sirach 38:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The smith also sitting by the anvil, And considering the iron work, The vapor of the fire wasteth his flesh, And he fighteth with the heat of the furnace: The noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears, And his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh; He setteth his mind to finish his work, And watcheth to polish it perfectly:
Wisdom of Sirach 39:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The principal things for the whole use of man’s life Are water, fire, iron, and salt, Flour of wheat, honey, milk, And the blood of the grape, and oil, and clothing.
Wisdom of Sirach 48:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Hezekiah fortified his city, And brought in water into the midst thereof: He dug the hard rock with iron, And made wells for waters.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4604, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4604 FAQ

What does sideros (σίδηρος) mean?

Sideros (Strong's G4604) is a Greek word most simply glossed "iron". sideros (sid'-ay-ros) n. 1. iron [of uncertain derivation]

How many times is sideros (σίδηρος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 60 linked usages for Strong's G4604 across 22 books.

Where can I study sideros (σίδηρος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4604 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate sideros (σίδηρος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as iron. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4604 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 51 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 8 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4604, with linked reader references where each row is available.