Sapphira
//səˈfaɪ.ɹə// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Ancient Greek.
"But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, and kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet."
Example
More examples"But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, and kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet."
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαπφειρη (Sappheirē).
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