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Lexicon :: Strong's G694 - argyrion

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ἀργύριον
Transliteration
argyrion (Key)
Pronunciation
ar-goo'-ree-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Neuter of a presumed derivative of ἄργυρος (G696)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἀργύριον argýrion, ar-goo'-ree-on; neuter of a presumed derivative of G696; silvery, i.e. (by implication) cash; specially, a silverling (i.e. drachma or shekel):—money, (piece of) silver (piece).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's G694 in the following manner: money (11x), piece of silver (5x), silver (3x), silver piece (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's G694 in the following manner: money (11x), piece of silver (5x), silver (3x), silver piece (1x).

  1. silver

  2. money

  3. a silver coin, silver piece, a shekel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀργύριον argýrion, ar-goo'-ree-on; neuter of a presumed derivative of G696; silvery, i.e. (by implication) cash; specially, a silverling (i.e. drachma or shekel):—money, (piece of) silver (piece).
STRONGS G694:
ἀργύριον, -ου, τό, (from ἄργυρος, which see), [from Herodotus down];
1. silver: Acts 3:6; Acts 7:16; Acts 20:33; 1 Peter 1:18; [1 Corinthians 3:12 T Tr WH].
2. money: simply, Matthew 25:18, 27; Mark 14:11; Luke 9:3; Luke 19:15, 23; Luke 22:5; Acts 8:20; plural, [Matthew 28:12], Matthew 28:15.
3. Specifically, a silver coin, silver-piece (Luther, Silberling), שֶׁקֶל σίκλος, shekel [see B. D. under the word], i. e. a coin in circulation among the Jews after the exile, from the time of Simon (circa B. C. 141) down (cf. 1 Macc. 15:6f [yet see B. D. under the word Money, and references in Schürer, N. T. Zeitgesch. § 7]); according to Josephus (Antiquities 3, 8, 2) equal to the Attic tetradrachm or the Alexandrian didrachm (cf. στατήρ [B. D. under the word Piece of Silver]): Matthew 26:15; Matthew 27:3, 5f, 9. In Acts 19:19, ἀργυρίον μυριάδες πέντε fifty thousand pieces of silver (German 50,000 in Silber equivalent to Silbergeld), doubtless drachmas [cf. δηνάριον] are meant; cf. Meyer [and others] at the passage.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
25:18; 25:27; 26:15; 27:3; 27:5; 27:9; 28:12; 28:15
Mark
14:11
Luke
9:3; 19:15; 19:23; 22:5
Acts
3:6; 7:16; 8:20; 19:19; 20:33
1 Corinthians
3:12
1 Peter
1:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G694 matches the Greek ἀργύριον (argyrion),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:18 - But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:27 - Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:15 - and said, "What will you give me to betray him into your hands?" So they set out thirty silver coins for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:3 - Now when Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:5 - So Judas threw the silver coins into the temple and left. Then he went out and hanged himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:6 - The chief priests took the silver and said, "It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, since it is blood money."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:9 - Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: "They took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one whose price had been set by the people of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:12 - After they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:15 - So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:11 - When they heard this, they were delighted and promised to give him money. So Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:3 - He said to them, "Take nothing for your journey - no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, and do not take an extra tunic.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:15 - When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:23 - Why then didn't you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:5 - They were delighted and arranged to give him money.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:6 - But Peter said, "I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, stand up and walk!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:16 - and their bones were later moved to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a certain sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:20 - But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God's gift with money!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:19 - Large numbers of those who had practiced magic collected their books and burned them up in the presence of everyone. When the value of the books was added up, it was found to total fifty thousand silver coins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:33 - I have desired no one's silver or gold or clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:18 - You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed - not by perishable things like silver or gold,
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