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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 8 times in 8 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2 - She came to Jerusalem with a very glorious retinue, with camels carrying spices and very much gold and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him about all that was in her heart.

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Now it happened on the third day, that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s house in front of the king’s [fn]rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the [fn]throne room, opposite the entrance to his house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:15 -

Or with princes who had gold,

Who were filling their houses with silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:30 -

“Its underparts are like sharp potsherds;

It [fn]spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:3 -

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,

But Yahweh tests hearts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9 -

“Surely the coastlands will hope in Me;

And the ships of Tarshish will come first,

To bring your sons from afar,

Their silver and their gold with them,

For the name of Yahweh your God,

And for the Holy One of Israel because He has [fn]adorned you with beautiful glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:35 - “Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed [fn]all at the same time and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45 - “Inasmuch as you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will happen [fn]in the future; so the dream is certain, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
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