Σαδώκ

Sadṓk

G4524 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Personal name, Sadok or Zadok, referring to an Israelite individual; used primarily as a proper noun identifying notable priests or ancestors in Israelite tradition. In the New Testament, it designates an ancestral figure in a genealogical context.

Semantic Range

personal name (proper noun), name of a priestly ancestor, used in genealogy

Root / Etymology

From Hebrew צָדוֹק (Ṣādôq), a personal name meaning 'righteous' or 'just'; directly transliterated into Greek as Σαδώκ (Sadṓk).

Historical & Contextual Notes

Σαδώκ is a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew personal name צָדוֹק (Ṣādôq), well-attested in the Hebrew Bible as the name of a prominent priest during the reigns of David and Solomon (cf. 2 Samuel, 1 Kings). In late Second Temple and early Christian Greek sources, the name appears rarely and exclusively as a genealogical or historical reference. In the New Testament (Matthew 1:14), Σαδώκ occurs only in the genealogy of Jesus, reflecting Jewish/Israelite traditional usage. English translations often render the name as 'Zadok' or 'Sadoc,' but the underlying referent is a historical Israelite figure. The word is not used as a common noun in Greek; it functions only as a proper name. No religious, geographic, or ethnic identity is directly signified beyond its status as a personal name belonging to Israelite heritage.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of Hebrew origin (צָדוֹק); Sadoc (i.e. Tsadok), an Israelite:--Sadoc.

Root Family

Σαδωκ (Sadṓk) — personal name, Zadok, Sadok

Root Σαδωκ personal name, Zadok, Sadok

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G4524-01 Σαδώκ sadok N ACC M SG Zadok Zadok Sadok 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G4524-01 Matthew 1:14 Σαδώκ sadok N ACC M SG Zadok Zadok Sadok
G4524-01 Matthew 1:14 Σαδὼκ sadok-2 N NOM M SG Zadok Zadok Sadok