δακτύλιος G1146
Ring, finger ring, signet
A circular band worn on the finger, often serving as a signet for sealing documents or as a symbol of authority and status. In Luke 15:22, the father commands his servants to put a ring on the returning prodigal son's finger as part of his restoration. This ring signifies the son's reinstatement to full family membership and authority, reversing his shameful departure.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Denotes a finger ring, particularly one signifying authority or honor. The translations (Spanish 'anillo', French 'anneau') emphasize the ring's symbolic value. In the parable of Luke 15:22, the father's gift of a ring (alongside the best robe and sandals) publicly declares the prodigal's complete restoration—not as a hired servant but as a beloved son with authority to act on behalf of the household, transforming his expected humiliation into unexpected honor and celebration. 1×
AR["خَاتَمًا"]·ben["আংটি"]·DE["Gewand"]·EN["ring"]·FR["anneau"]·heb["טַבַּעַת"]·HI["अंगूठी"]·ID["cincin"]·IT["daktulion"]·jav["sesupe"]·KO["반지를"]·PT["anel"]·RU["перстень"]·ES["anillo"]·SW["pete"]·TR["yüzük"]·urd["انگوٹھی"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
δακτύλιος [ῠ], Boeotian dialect δακκύλιος (see. δάκτυλος), ὁ, ring, signet, Refs 7th c.BC+; ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δ. keeper of the signet, LXX+3rd c.BC+; δ. φαρμακίτης Refs 5th c.BC+ __II anything ringshaped, as, __II.1 felloe of a wheel, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __II.2 anus, Refs 1st c.AD+ __II.3 plural, movable rings on a bit, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.4 stone to which mooring-cables were attached, Refs 5th c.AD+ __II.5 door-handle, Refs __II.6 end of the steering-paddle, Refs