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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 306 times in 273 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 6 (Gen 13:2–Lev 27:6)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:2 - (Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:9 - to let me buy his cave at Machpelah, down at the end of his field. I will pay the full price in the presence of witnesses, so I will have a permanent burial place for my family.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:13 - and he replied to Ephron as everyone listened. “No, listen to me. I will buy it from you. Let me pay the full price for the field so I can bury my dead there.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:15 - “My lord, please listen to me. The land is worth 400 pieces[fn] of silver, but what is that between friends? Go ahead and bury your dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:16 - So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price and paid the amount he had suggested—400 pieces of silver, weighed according to the market standard. The Hittite elders witnessed the transaction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:35 - “And the LORD has greatly blessed my master; he has become a wealthy man. The LORD has given him flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, a fortune in silver and gold, and many male and female servants and camels and donkeys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:15 - He has reduced our rights to those of foreign women. And after he sold us, he wasted the money you paid him for us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:25 - Joseph then ordered his servants to fill the men’s sacks with grain, but he also gave secret instructions to return each brother’s payment at the top of his sack. He also gave them supplies for their journey home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:27 - But when they stopped for the night and one of them opened his sack to get grain for his donkey, he found his money in the top of his sack.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:28 - “Look!” he exclaimed to his brothers. “My money has been returned; it’s here in my sack!” Then their hearts sank. Trembling, they said to each other, “What has God done to us?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:35 - As they emptied out their sacks, there in each man’s sack was the bag of money he had paid for the grain! The brothers and their father were terrified when they saw the bags of money.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:12 - Also take double the money that was put back in your sacks, as it was probably someone’s mistake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:15 - So the men packed Jacob’s gifts and double the money and headed off with Benjamin. They finally arrived in Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:18 - The brothers were terrified when they saw that they were being taken into Joseph’s house. “It’s because of the money someone put in our sacks last time we were here,” they said. “He plans to pretend that we stole it. Then he will seize us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:21 - But as we were returning home, we stopped for the night and opened our sacks. Then we discovered that each man’s money—the exact amount paid—was in the top of his sack! Here it is; we have brought it back with us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:22 - We also have additional money to buy more food. We have no idea who put our money in our sacks.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:23 - “Relax. Don’t be afraid,” the household manager told them. “Your God, the God of your father, must have put this treasure into your sacks. I know I received your payment.” Then he released Simeon and brought him out to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:1 - When his brothers were ready to leave, Joseph gave these instructions to his palace manager: “Fill each of their sacks with as much grain as they can carry, and put each man’s money back into his sack.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:8 - Didn’t we return the money we found in our sacks? We brought it back all the way from the land of Canaan. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:14 - By selling grain to the people, Joseph eventually collected all the money in Egypt and Canaan, and he put the money in Pharaoh’s treasury.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:15 - When the people of Egypt and Canaan ran out of money, all the Egyptians came to Joseph. “Our money is gone!” they cried. “But please give us food, or we will die before your very eyes!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:16 - Joseph replied, “Since your money is gone, bring me your livestock. I will give you food in exchange for your livestock.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:18 - But that year ended, and the next year they came again and said, “We cannot hide the truth from you, my lord. Our money is gone, and all our livestock and cattle are yours. We have nothing left to give but our bodies and our land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:11 - If he fails in any of these three obligations, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:21 - But if the slave recovers within a day or two, then the owner shall not be punished, since the slave is his property.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:32 - But if the ox gores a slave, either male or female, the animal’s owner must pay the slave’s owner thirty silver coins,[fn] and the ox must be stoned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:34 - The owner of the pit must pay full compensation to the owner of the animal, but then he gets to keep the dead animal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:35 - “If someone’s ox injures a neighbor’s ox and the injured ox dies, then the two owners must sell the live ox and divide the price equally between them. They must also divide the dead animal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:7 - “Suppose someone leaves money or goods with a neighbor for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house. If the thief is caught, the compensation is double the value of what was stolen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:17 - But if her father refuses to let him marry her, the man must still pay him an amount equal to the bride price of a virgin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:25 - “If you lend money to any of my people who are in need, do not charge interest as a money lender would.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:3 - Here is a list of sacred offerings you may accept from them:
gold, silver, and bronze;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:17 - All the posts around the courtyard must have silver rings and hooks and bronze bases.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:16 - Receive this ransom money from the Israelites, and use it for the care of the Tabernacle.[fn] It will bring the Israelites to the LORD’s attention, and it will purify your lives.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:4 - He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:5 - Take a sacred offering for the LORD. Let those with generous hearts present the following gifts to the LORD:
gold, silver, and bronze;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:24 - And all who had silver and bronze objects gave them as a sacred offering to the LORD. And those who had acacia wood brought it for use in the project.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:32 - He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:17 - Each post had a bronze base, and all the hooks and rings were silver. The tops of the posts of the courtyard were overlaid with silver, and the rings to hold up the curtains were made of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:19 - It was supported by four posts, each set securely in its own bronze base. The tops of the posts were overlaid with silver, and the hooks and rings were also made of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:25 - The whole community of Israel gave 7,545 pounds[fn] of silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:27 - The hundred bases for the frames of the sanctuary walls and for the posts supporting the inner curtain required 7,500 pounds of silver, about 75 pounds for each base.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:15 - “If one of you commits a sin by unintentionally defiling the LORD’s sacred property, you must bring a guilt offering to the LORD. The offering must be your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value with silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:18 - For a guilt offering, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value. Through this process the priest will purify you from your unintentional sin, making you right with the LORD, and you will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:11 - However, if the priest buys a slave for himself, the slave may eat from the sacred offerings. And if his slaves have children, they also may share his food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:37 - Remember, do not charge interest on money you lend him or make a profit on food you sell him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:50 - They will negotiate the price of their freedom with the person who bought them. The price will be based on the number of years from the time they were sold until the next Year of Jubilee—whatever it would cost to hire a worker for that period of time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:51 - If many years still remain until the jubilee, they will repay the proper proportion of what they received when they sold themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:3 - here is the scale of values to be used. A man between the ages of twenty and sixty is valued at fifty shekels[fn] of silver, as measured by the sanctuary shekel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:6 - A boy between the ages of one month and five years is valued at five shekels of silver; a girl of that age is valued at three shekels[fn] of silver.

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