How to Pronounce Sardis

SAHR-dihs

Sardis is pronounced SAHR-dihs (ˈsɑːrdɪs): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: SAHR-dis.

What does Sardis mean?

Sardis means “prince of joy”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Sardis?

The metropolis of Lydia in Asia Minor. It stood on the river Pactolus, at the foot of mount Tmolus. Here was one of the seven Asiatic churches (Rev. 3:1-6). It is now a ruin called Sert-Kalessi.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

SAHR-dis

Found in Scripture

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