Sapphira

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαπφειρη (Sappheirē).

Proper noun

Sapphira

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 5:1-2:
     :

     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.

Related terms

• Sapphire