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Lexicon :: Strong's G5557 - chrysos

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χρυσός
Transliteration
chrysos (Key)
Pronunciation
khroo-sos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from the base of χράομαι (G5530) (through the idea of the utility of the metal), gold
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Strong’s Definitions

χρυσός chrysós, khroo-sos'; perhaps from the base of G5530 (through the idea of the utility of the metal); gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin:—gold.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G5557 in the following manner: gold (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G5557 in the following manner: gold (13x).

  1. precious things made of gold, golden ornaments

    1. an image made of gold

    2. stamped gold, gold coin

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χρυσός chrysós, khroo-sos'; perhaps from the base of G5530 (through the idea of the utility of the metal); gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin:—gold.
STRONGS G5557:
χρυσός, χρυσοῦ, ὁ, from Homer down, Hebrew זָהָב, gold (ὁ ἐπί γῆς καί ὁ ὑπό γῆς, Plato, legg. 5, p. 728 a.): universally, Matthew 2:11; 1 Corinthians 3:12 (R G L (others χρυσίον, which see)); Revelation 9:7; equivalent to precious things made of gold, golden ornaments, Matthew 23:16; 1 Timothy 2:9 (here L WH text χρυσίον); James 5:3; Revelation 17:4 (L WH text χρυσίον); Revelation 18:12,16 (L Tr text WH text χρυσίον); an image made of gold, Acts 17:29; stamped gold, gold coin, Matthew 10:9.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:11; 10:9; 23:16
Acts
17:29
1 Corinthians
3:12
1 Timothy
2:9
James
5:3
Revelation
9:7; 17:4; 18:12; 18:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5557 matches the Greek χρυσός (chrysos),
which occurs 13 times in 12 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:11 - And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:9 - “Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 - “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:17 - “Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies[fn] the gold?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:29 - “Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:12 - Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:9 - in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:3 - Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:7 - The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:4 - The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:12 - “merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:16 - “and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
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