χρῆμαchrēma
something useful or needed, i.e. wealth, price
Greek (New Testament) · G5536
Meanings
a thing that one uses or needs (and generally, a matter, event, business); hence in plural
(a) wealth, riches: οἱ τά χ. ἔχοντες, Mark 10:23-24, Luke 18:24
(b) money: Acts 8:18, Acts 8:20, Acts 24:26; sing. (rare in classical Greek) of a special sum of money, Acts 4:37.
Same root
- παραχρῆμαparachrēma · G3916at the thing itself, i.e. instantly
- χρηματίζωchrēmatízō · G5537to utter an oracle (compare the original sense of G5530 (χράομαι)), i.e. divinely intimate; by implication, (compare the secular sense of G5532 (χρεία)) to constitute a firm for business, i.e. (generally) bear as a title
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Mark 10:23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!”
- Luke 18:24 When Jesus saw this, he said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!
- Acts 4:37 He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles.
- Acts 8:18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given when the apostles laid their hands on people, he offered them money to buy this power.
- Acts 8:20 But Peter replied, “May your money be destroyed with you for thinking God’s gift can be bought!
- Acts 24:26 He also hoped that Paul would bribe him, so he sent for him quite often and talked with him.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.