- Original: Σαπφείρη - Transliteration: Sappheire - Phonetic: sap-fi'-ray - Definition: Sapphira = a sapphire 1. the wife of Ananias - Origin: from G4552 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Feminine of G4552 ; Sapphire an Israelitess: - Sapphira. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Sapphira, 1 Act 5:1