Sadoc

צָדוֹק/SAY-dok/

“Just or righteous”

Summary

The Greek form of the Hebrew name Zadok, referring to an ancestor of Jesus Christ in Matthew's genealogy.

☩In Christ's Genealogy

Sadoc appears in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus as the son (or great-grandson) of Azor and the father of Achim. He lived around 220-280 BC, during the intertestamental period between the Old and New Testaments. As a descendant of Zerubbabel, he was part of the royal line of David through which the Messiah would come.

Key verses:Matthew 1:14

☩Other Bearers of the Name

The name Sadoc also appears in the apocryphal books as an ancestor of Ezra, corresponding to the high priest Zadok mentioned in Ezra 7:2.

Key verses:Ezra 7:2

Related Verses1 mention

Matthew· 1 verse

1:14

References

1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Sadoc," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
2.James Orr (ed.), "Sadoc," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).