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Sapphira

[suh-fahy-ruh]

noun

  1. a woman who, with her husband, Ananias, was struck dead for lying. Acts 5.

  2. Also Sapphire a female given name.



Sapphira

/ sæˈfaɪrə /

noun

  1. New Testament the wife of Ananias, who together with her husband was struck dead for fraudulently concealing their wealth from the Church (Acts 5)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sapphic odesapphire