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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1238. διάδημα (diadéma) -- Diadem, Crown</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1238.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/17-22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1238.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1238</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1237.htm" title="1237">◄</a> 1238. diadéma <a href="../greek/1239.htm" title="1239">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">diadéma: Diadem, Crown</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">διάδημα</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>diadéma<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>dee-ad'-ay-mah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(dee-ad'-ay-mah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Diadem, Crown<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a head-wreath, crown, diadem.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek verb διαδέω (diadeō), meaning "to bind around."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of a crown or diadem is עֲטָרָה (atarah - Strong's H5850), which also signifies a crown or wreath, symbolizing honor and authority.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "diadéma" refers to a royal crown or headband, symbolizing authority, sovereignty, and honor. In the New Testament, it is used to denote the regal authority and majesty of Christ and, in a contrasting sense, the counterfeit authority of evil.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Roman cultures, a diadem was a symbol of royalty and was often worn by kings and emperors. It was typically a band of cloth or metal, sometimes adorned with jewels, signifying the wearer's status and power. The diadem was distinct from the victor's wreath or laurel crown, which was awarded to victors in athletic competitions.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>1238</b> <i>diádēma</i> – properly, a <i>royal</i> crown: "a narrow filet encircling the brow," a "kingly ornament for the head" (R. Trench, 78). </p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/1238.htm">1238</a> <i>/diádēma</i> ("a <i>royal</i> crown") is used three times in the NT – referring to: a) the pagan empires of ancient history which <i>opposed</i> God (Rev 12:3); b) the end-times coalition led by Antichrist (Rev 13:1); and c) the <i>infinite majesty</i> (<i>kingship</i>) <i>of Christ</i> (Rev 19:12).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from diadeó (to bind around)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a diadem, a crown<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>diadems (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1238: διάδημα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">διάδημα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">διαδήματος</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">διαδέω</span>, to bind round), <span class="accented">a diadem,</span> i. e. the blue band marked with white with which Persian kings used to bind on the turban or tiara; the kingly ornament for the head: <a href="/interlinear/revelation/12-3.htm">Revelation 12:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/19-12.htm">Revelation 19:12</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, Cyril 8, 3, 13; <a href="/interlinear/esther/1-11.htm">Esther 1:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/esther/2-17.htm">Esther 2:17</a> for <span class="hebrew">כֶּתֶר</span>; 1 Macc. 1:9.)<FOOTNOTE:1> [<span class="arttitle">SYNONYMS:</span> <span class="greek2">διάδημα</span> <span class="greek2">στέφανος</span>: <span class="greek2">στέφανος</span>, like the Latin<span class="latin">corona</span>, is a crown in the sense of a chaplet, wreath, or garland — the badge of <span class="accented">victory in the games, of civic worth, of military valor, of nuptial joy, of festal gladness </span>; <span class="greek2">διάδημα</span> is a crown as the badge of royalty, <span class="greek2">βασιλείας</span> <span class="greek2">γνώρισμα</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, Pisc. 35). Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, § xxiii.; <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span> on <a href="/interlinear/philippians/4-1.htm">Philippians 4:1</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Dict. of Christ. Antiq.</span> under the word Coronation, p. 464f; <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> American edition under the word <REFERENCE_WORK:Smith's Bible Dictionary><TOPIC:Diadem>; but cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">στέφανος</span></span>, a.] <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>crown. <p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/1223.htm">dia</a> and <a href="/greek/1210.htm">deo</a>; a "diadem" (as bound about the head) -- crown. Compare <a href="/greek/4735.htm">stephanos</a>. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1223.htm">dia</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1210.htm">deo</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4735.htm">stephanos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>διάδημα διαδηματα διαδήματα diademata diadēmata diadḗmata<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/revelation/12-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 12:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ ἑπτὰ <b>διαδήματα</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and on his heads [were] seven <span class="itali">diadems.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and seven <span class="itali">crowns</span> upon his<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/12-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him seven <span class="itali">diadems</span><p><b><a href="/text/revelation/13-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 13:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ δέκα <b>διαδήματα</b> καὶ ἐπὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [were] ten <span class="itali">diadems,</span> and on his heads<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> horns ten <span class="itali">crowns,</span> and upon<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of it ten <span class="itali">diadems</span> and upon<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/19-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 19:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural">N-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ <b>διαδήματα</b> πολλά ἔχων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [are] many <span class="itali">diadems;</span> and He has<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [were] many <span class="itali">crowns;</span> and he had<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/19-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> head of him <span class="itali">diadems</span> many having<p><b><a href="/greek/1238.htm">Strong's Greek 1238</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1238.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/diade_mata_1238.htm">διαδήματα — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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